{"id":8201,"date":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/a-prayer-for-peace\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T02:38:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:38:51","slug":"prayer-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwc-cmm.org\/en\/stories\/prayer-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"A prayer for peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lord, have mercy!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nChrist, have mercy!&nbsp;<br \/>\nLord, have mercy!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come through force?&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come through fighting?&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come by conquering others?&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhen, O Lord, will we learn that peace does not come through mechanisms of death?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We look on with horror at the ever-escalating violence that grips the people and their nations in the Middle East.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We mourn the faith placed in military might.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nWe mourn the faith placed in weapons that supposedly vanquish enemies, but only perpetuate cycles of violence.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nWe mourn the faith placed in violence, as if that can bring about right relationships.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Christians are called to embody a faith that seeks the welfare of others, not their demise.&nbsp;<br \/>\nChristians are called to embody a faith that lays down our arms instead of participating in the ever-increasing cycle of violence.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nChristians are called to embody the ways of peace, not violence, as our journey of faith.&nbsp;<br \/>\nChristians are called to love our enemies \u2013 or refuse to have enemies \u2013 and reach across barriers to build bridges of respect, mutuality and conciliation even with those who may be hostile.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nChristians are called to participate in a faith that follows and seeks to live out the ways of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nAnd Christians are called to invite others, including those of other faiths, to seek alternatives to violence and live into a different future where all can encounter life and well-being.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rockets will not bring peace.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nInvasion will not bring peace.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nViolence will not bring peace.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Enough! 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