"Bearing peace" -Rev. Margaret O'Neal

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God’s shalom is more than being calm. It is living in a confidence of God’s abiding presence, that God is with us in all times and places, so that we can share God’s presence with others.

Knocking on a door and bearing peace means seeing our neighbors as sacred others, children of God, with whom we are called to be fully and peacefully present. If the person answering the door does not share this peace, (slam the door) Jesus tells us that that person cannot take our peace from us even though they might try. Jesus does not advise reactivity, scorn, or rejection in such a situation. Jesus wants us to be peace bearers, peace makers all the way through.

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