Jul
18
2013
Peace Always Revolves Around Grace
Author: siggyPeace always revolves around grace. Each party commits mistakes. Conflict always exists. There can not be peace without grace. And grace does not come about without forgiveness.
If you talk about conflict between nations, there are always atrocities committed by both parties. Conflict is on-going. The only thing that breaks the vicious cycle is forgiveness. We don’t earn that. Only grace enables a nation to forgive the other. Then the cycle is broken. It is done one person at a time.
Let us get more specific. Let us talk briefly about Iraq. Thousands of civilians in that country lost their lives in the fray and civil unrest. No one talks about them. Many civilians died. Many people are mourning their close relatives who died there. Yes, many Americans died there or were injured, too. And their survivors are mourning them, also.
There is only one thing that will stop the carnage–forgiveness brought on by grace. And as I said before you can’t earn it. Each party has to forgive the other. Vengeance does not solve anything. That only happens by grace.
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