Peacemakers
Friday, March 26
“Pursue peace with everyone, and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14
We are living in a time when so many of us yearn for peace in our souls,
our family, our community, our nation, and our world. At our school we
work to empower our young children to be God’s peacemakers. We use
that term as they learn to listen and talk to one another; to compromise;
and to care for themselves, each other, and their surroundings. In our
classroom we have a peace stick. We use this peace stick in various ways
including to reinforce the children’s spontaneous peacemaking
throughout the day. When “caught” being a peacemaker they get to add a
colorful bead to it. We find that as we pay attention to their peacemaker
acts, their peacemaking acts grow! Perhaps in these weeks of Lent we
can all focus on the opportunities we have to be God’s peacemakers
through kind words, listening, and caring for one another.
Dear Lord, empower us to be peacemakers and share your love with
those around us. Amen
Marlee Knickerbocker, Noah’s Ark Preschool, Trinity Lutheran Church