Posts Tagged: reconciliation

A Season of Peace: Thursday, October 3, 2019

Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants Hearers and doers Rev. Dr. Robert B. Woodruff Matthew 7:24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.” Reflection: Our church was recently asked to be a long-term host site providing transitional… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants Narrow gates Rev. Raafat L. Zaki Matthew 7:13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life,… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants Witness to God’s love for all people Joseph Jadway Marasigan Matthew 7:1–2 NIV “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”  Reflection: As… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Monday, September 30, 2019

Making peace by supporting refugees and migrants Finding God’s presence in a strange new land  Ekama Eni Psalm 9:1 The Lord is the stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.  Reflection: For most of history, we humans have demonstrated a tendency to ‘other’ people who leave the places that they come from… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Saturday, September 28, 2019

Making peace by ending violence Joy in the midst of sorrow Michelle Muñiz Psalm 149:3 (CEB) Let them praise God’s name with dance; let them sing God’s praise with drum and lyre! Reflection: On a recent Travel Study Seminar hosted by the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, I visited Gangjeong Village on Jeju Island, South Korea. We… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Friday, September 27, 2019

Making peace by ending violence Forgiveness as letting go Susan Keil Smith Matthew 6:14-15 (CEB) “If you forgive others their sins, God will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive others, neither will God forgive your sins.” Reflection: Jesus gives us a template for how to pray. As we repeat the all-too-familiar prayer that… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Thursday, September 26, 2019

Making peace by ending violence The hope of a promised land Michelle Muñiz Psalm 143:8 Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Reflection: I recently read an article that told… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Making peace by ending violence When we are the wicked Rev. Eric Markman Psalm 147:6 The Lord lifts up the downtrodden, he casts the wicked to the ground. Reflection: What happens when we might be the wicked? In November 2018, I participated in a Peacemaking Travel Study Seminar to Korea, hosted by loving and hospitable… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Making peace by ending violence A time to pause Michelle Muñiz Psalm 54:2-3 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. For the insolent have risen against me, the ruthless seek my life; they do not set God before them. Selah Reflection: I’ve had the privilege to witness and admire… Read more »

A Season of Peace: Monday, September 23, 2019

Making peace by ending violence Confronting corporate violence Rev. Eric Markman Psalm 145:14 The Lord upholds all who are falling, and raises up all who are bowed down. Reflection: It was my first month as a Peace Corps volunteer in a small village in Sierra Leone. Night came quickly near the equator; with no electricity,… Read more »