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Broken and the Blessed Week 7, Day1

by David Joynt on February 19, 2017

Broken and the Blessed Week 7, Day1

WEEK 7

DAY 43

 

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9

 What comes to mind when you think of peace? In English, peace has two connotations. One is inward tranquility, and the other is the outward absence of conflict. But these ideas do not capture the Biblical concept of Shalom, which goes deeper on the inside and the outside than psychological felicity or temporary truces.

 

Shalom involves the comprehensive well being of every creature and is understood in terms of relationships. Only when relationships within and between all people are whole, just, and complete can we say that Shalom exists fully.

 

 What kind of peace do you long for?

 FAMILY TIME:

What is the most peaceful time do you experience in your family?

What disturbs the peace?

 

Tags: blessed, peacemakers

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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