I am not sure I actually know what peace looks like. My favourite and least favourite definition or description of peace is “Peace is the word needed to describe the occasional and brief moments between war.” I can’t remember to whom the quotation is attributed or if it was actually said by any of the…
Peace seems to be something everyone is in favour of, as long as the other party makes whatever changes need to be made. At the moment, the world is not a very peaceful place. There are more armed conflicts in more places than any of us can keep up with. Political and civil discourse is…
The second Sunday of Advent is the Sunday of Peace . . . so where did the “frightened” bit come from? I know the usual opposite of “peace” is “war” or “conflict” but I think those are too limiting. Yes, they are opposites of peace but so is fear. I’m not trying to steal the…