A Peacemaker

A Norvell Note

February 23, 2025 – Vol. 29 No. 08

A Peacemaker

Life lesson: Being a peacemaker is hard.

Being a peacemaker is challenging in good times but can seem almost impossible in tough times. We are living in such a time.

How can we help people reconcile the deep disagreements we are witnessing in our country and make peace with some of the things we are experiencing?

How can we assist families in reconciling after causing each other pain and heartache?

How can we foster peace within a church community when pride and ego have fractured fellowship and created divisions?

How can we assist a broken soul in finding his way back to a relationship with the Lord after he feels God has failed him?

Being a peacemaker is hard, but as children of God, we must try.

I have a few suggestions for being a peacemaker.

Pray for wisdom in choosing your words and timing before getting involved.

Hear their pain. Understand all parties involved. Assist them in learning to listen to one another.

Recognize the need for time while emphasizing the importance of peace.

Remind them of your love for them and your sincere desire to help.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9

Father, help me be a peacemaker.