Making Peace

Jesus said to the crowd, “To what will I compare this generation?  Matthew 11:16

                                        (Artist unknown.)

This 4th of July weekend 100 people were shot and 14 people died in the City of Chicago.    

Jesus asks, “To what shall I compare this generation?”  A generation who glories in snuffing out lives? Perhaps we have become a generation that does not think before it tweets, or shoots, or lies. Surely God weeps.  

The ministry of the Church is to follow Jesus Christ as we strive to respect the dignity of every human being, to shine a light on injustice, and to love one another. We are called to model this behavior, not only on Sundays, but everyday, in all sorts of situations.   

We, the church, can offer a peace-filled alternative to the hell that is breaking society apart by remembering the one who lives within us, and by being slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.   

We must resist the all too human urge to win, to make our point, and to glorify ourselves. Instead, we opt for the way of Jesus as we seek to make peace.