Leann and Melissa go over the difference between peacemaking and peacekeeping, talking about the motives behind the two and how to practice peacemaking in our day-to-day lives.
Ponder Questions:
Am I actively pursuing peace?
What are my motives when I talk to someone?
Am I praying to become a peacemaker?
Am I lifting others' burdens or adding to them?
Who needs my love today?
Whose burdens can I lighten today?
Am I willing to practice peace?
Am I being patient with others?
Invitation:
Where in your life are you choosing or avoiding being a peacemaker?
What can you do better to be a peacemaker?
Look inside your heart and see what is inside.
References:
“Peacemaking is Not Peacekeeping,” Akshay Rajkumar, The Gospel Coalition India, May 4, 2022
\"Blessed Are the Peacemakers,” Gary E. Stevenson, October 2025 General Conference
\"Peacemaker vs Peacekeeper: What's the Biblical Difference?\", Frank Chirico, Pens & Wrenches, March 27, 2025
\"’Teach Us Tolerance and Love,’” Russell M. Nelson, April 1994 General Conference
\"5 Ways to Be a Peacemaker,” Charlotte Larcabal Speakman, Friend, April 2024
\"Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker,” Neil L. Andersen, April 2022 General Conference
\"Peacemakers Needed,” Russell M. Nelson, April 2023 General Conference
\"Be a Peacemaker,” Franklin D. Richards, October 1983 General Conference
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