Today we live in a wounded world. The Cold War is over, the great transnational ideologies have either failed or proven to be weak. Communism has collapsed, and even the fervor of religious fanaticism has been unable to bring regions and peoples together. Into the sociopolitical vacuum have rushed older claims of nationality, language, religious schism, and tribal identities. Old hatreds are back with a vengeance; ancient fault lines that were briefly covered over once again exposed. Racial strife among the immigrants of new world cities, people group wars in the postcolonial states of Africa, and ethnoreligious convulsion in East Europe are all symptoms of the foundational conflicts that this generation receives as a legacy of the past. What an exciting time then to be a believer in Jesus, an intercessor involved in Christ’s ministry of reconciliation! We have the answer! ( 2 Cor. 5:18 ). It is only when we are reconciled to God the Father that all “otherness” of different gender, race, or culture may become an attraction rather than a source of insecurity and division. This is why Jesus gives the ministry of reconciliation to the redeemed in Christ, the living church. A pagan world will never succeed with truly healing peacemaking. There is only one Prince of Peace. Amen
Blessings
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