{"id":6587,"date":"2016-08-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/peace-sunday-2016\/"},"modified":"2024-12-10T18:39:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T18:39:34","slug":"peace-sunday-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/peace-sunday-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace Sunday 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNow&nbsp;the&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;of&nbsp;righteousness&nbsp;is&nbsp;sown&nbsp;in&nbsp;peace&nbsp;by&nbsp;those&nbsp;who&nbsp;make&nbsp;peace\u201d&nbsp;(James&nbsp;3:18).<\/p>\n<p>In a world ravaged by violence, it is not easy to be a Peace Church \u2013 a church dedicated to the ways of Christ\u2019s peace. These ways require much intentionality, persistence and even sacrifice. It is not always certain that Christ\u2019s ways of peace will be effective. And yet the author of James reminds us that how we plant our seeds matters. If we indeed want the fruit of righteousness (which is closely related to the principle of justice), we must plant in peace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>Along with the Society of Friends (Quakers) and the Church of the Brethren, Mennonites are one of three historic Peace Churches. These churches have, throughout their history, confessed peace and the ways of peace as central to participating in God\u2019s kingdom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>How does your church form a faith identity rooted in the ways of peace?<\/p>\n<p><span>As a worldwide communion of faith, we will be commemorating Peace Sunday on 18 September 2016. How does your church foster the peace that is so needed in our world?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014Andrew Suderman, Mennonite World Conference Peace Commission secretary<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/article\/peace-sunday?language=en\">Click here<\/a> to see the Peace Sunday 2016 Worship Resource.<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cNow&nbsp;the&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;of&nbsp;righteousness&nbsp;is&nbsp;sown&nbsp;in&nbsp;peace&nbsp;by&nbsp;those&nbsp;who&nbsp;make&nbsp;peace\u201d&nbsp;(James&nbsp;3:18). In a world ravaged by violence, it is not easy to be a Peace Church \u2013 a church dedicated to the ways of Christ\u2019s peace. These ways require much intentionality, persistence and even sacrifice. It is not always certain that Christ\u2019s ways of peace will be effective. 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