January 13 – Peace
Cherice Bock
Read: Ephesians 6:10-13
As
many of you know, peace is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. It is
also something that, honestly, I struggle with a great deal. My struggle is
mainly with my sense of being caught in a lifestyle that feels generally
peaceful, while I know that lurking underneath my “peaceful,” relatively easy existence
is a great deal of pain, violence and evil. My personal life and relationships
are fairly peaceable, but the system in which I live and must participate is
not peaceful by any means. Violence occurs against individuals, other nations
and the Earth in the way things are grown, harvested and transported to our
stores. Injustices abound in the factories that produce our clothing, shoes and
electronics. Wars are fought over resources from oil to rubber to diamonds.
Let's
strive for interpersonal peace, but let's not stop there. Let's work together
to refuse to cooperate with the principalities and powers of this world. Christ
has already overcome them; let's join him.
Queries:
In what ways am I
cooperating with the unjust powers of this world?
How is Christ calling
me to act otherwise?
What is the first
step I will take today?
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