Peace?
I’ve often heard the saying “ keep the peace”. How do you do that? Recently I encountered an unacceptable situation. One person was disturbing the peace of many. It really made me angry. I’m 1/2 Irish and 1/2 English. For the most part the English keeps the Irish in check. So, I don’t get angry very often. When I do get angry it’s best to leave me alone. Anyone else? Don’t try to talk me out of it and certainly don’t try to prove your point. This particular situation caused me to get so angry that I wrote a complaint and signed a petition. I know, how horrific… not. I started thinking what does keeping the peace mean? I had it in my head that keeping the peace meant keeping quiet; tolerance. I think our world is full of peace keepers that just don’t cause or point out trouble. My source for reason is always the Bible. The beatitudes do not say “blessed are the peace keepers” That was a stunning thought. The blessing comes to the PEACE MAKERS”. How in the world do you make p