00:00We often think peace is something we can secure.
00:10Some say it comes through strength.
00:12If we build the most powerful army, no one will dare to challenge us.
00:18Others say it comes through silence.
00:20If we avoid conflict and ignore problems, maybe they'll go away.
00:25Israel's prophets once warned against the kind of peace, peace, that only papers over
00:30wounds.
00:32It sounds good, but it doesn't heal anything.
00:35Advent invites us to look at peace in a different way.
00:39The prophet Isaiah spoke of a child who would be called the Prince of Peace.
00:44His reign would end oppression and set things right.
00:47Jesus fulfills that promise, but not by marshalling armies or by pretending everything is fine.
00:54He tells the truth about sin and division, then He heals it.
00:59On the cross, Jesus takes on the hostility and violence of the world and absorbs it in love.
01:05Through His death and resurrection, God reconciles all things to Himself and opens the way to
01:12lasting peace.
01:13Jesus calls His followers peacemakers, people who join Him in the hard but beautiful work
01:19of reconciliation.
01:21Being a peacemaker means telling the truth about brokenness, forgiving instead of retaliating,
01:27and choosing to love both neighbors and enemies.
01:30It means being willing to repair what we can and trust God with what we can't.
01:35True peace doesn't come by force or by avoidance.
01:39It comes through the presence of the King, who makes all things whole, and through the people
01:44who choose to walk in His way.
01:47Reflection Exercises
01:49Imagine a peaceful world.
01:51What kinds of actions and attitudes would be necessary for all people to live with shalom,
01:57or peace, seeking the well-being of each neighbor?
02:00Where do you feel the temptation to seek peace through control or avoidance?
02:05How might following Jesus reshape your response in that area of life?
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