Speaking Peace amongst those that Want to Cause War

Verses: Psalms 120: 1 - 7

Song inspired by the chapter:  Song has been uploaded from YouTube.com and is not my original.

My thoughts about the verses:

Think about all the times in your life that you thought something could be handled with peace and mercy.  Yet, how many times when we are in that peace that we realize so many others want the complete opposite. You talk about saving others while others want to harm.  We desire our friends and family to be safe yet people are striking out against us.

Let us look at the fact that we must ask God to save those that desire to hate us.  We must look past the lies that people speak that would lead us to hate others.  We have to come to the point that we realize that God loves us all.  That God wants us to become peacemakers in our society.

I am sitting here tonight thinking about the numerous protests that have occurred throughout the United States in the last few weeks. I am thinking about those that truly want a peaceful change to take place.  Yet, who is the new concentration on?  The news wants a story so there are concentrating on the violence that has occurred.  It is easier to make headlines saying people acted in violence.  Think about the story that you would have if people just stood in silence praying to God for peace.  A peaceful prayerful protest is much harder to make as a headline in today’s world of hate and fear.

Yet, we have to stand up and say that we are willing to change the world through our prayers.  We have to come to a consensus that there can be peace in this world.  We have to understand that hate only brings us down.  Prayers can lift us out of our despair and make us anew.

The next time you are struggling in life lift your voice to God.  As we see others struggling lift your voice up to God.  Let us look at each other today and say let us be peaceful.  Let us show the world that change can happen when Christens unite with one voice asking for injustice to be taken away.  Open our eyes to your love so that we may share it with the world.

Prayer:

We thank you for your love and sacrifice.  We thank you for being with us in all that we do each and every day.  Help us be a witness of love and peace in this world.  Help us unite our voices with others who want injustice to end in a peaceful manner.  In the name of the Great Peacemaker we pray. Amen

Questions:

Have you prayed for peace in today’s world? Are you willing to ask God to forgive those that want to cause harm?  Are you willing to work with others that are willing to bring peace to the world?