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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God
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The Seventh Beatitude - Blessed are the peacemakers…
How many times in our lives have we wished that there be peace in the world! This seventh Beatitude addresses those people who not only try to live in peace in their personal life, but who also work and take initiatives to bring peace to the world. Jesus referred to these people as blessed, because through their actions and deeds they work for and promote peace.
These persons are interested in loving other people around them, to bring peace to them even when there is some kind of trouble or misunderstanding of some sort. Where there is no peace, these people who Jesus called blessed, do their utmost to restore peace wherever they are.
The world yearns to have more people like these… genuine peacemakers who take an interest in those around them, by loving them as Jesus loves them. What loving actions have you undertaken in your life to be a peacemaker, the way that Jesus wants you to be?
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…for they will be called children of God.
God considers these people who work for peace, as children of heaven. These people are dearly loved by God. It is for these reasons that Jesus emphasized… ‘that they will be called children of God’. The end result for the people who work for peace is that they will be considered as children of God. Do you want to be a child of God?
It is really worth working for peace and experiencing the result of reconciliation in this world. It is very important that as Christians we feel encouraged to go out and be peacemakers through the love of God. All this leads to being called a child of God.
The world is waiting for you to be a true peacemaker.
(This Reflection is taken from my Christian Book ‘The Beatitudes… the Blessings from the Sermon on the Mount)
(you can watch this reflection on my YouTube channel
https://youtu.be/sT5aKd3Xh9M )
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About the Author
I am George Calleja from Malta; I am married and have two children. In 2009, I obtained my MBA through the University of Leicester.
During the years 1990 to 1996, I was a full-time missionary with ‘The International Catholic Programme for Evangelization - ICPE’ and have evangelized in various countries, such as Russia, Ghana, Poland, Germany, and Malta amongst others. Since 1997, I am an active member of the Focolare Movement in Malta.
Since June 2012, I created a website by the name of 'Peace and Unity in our lives', which provides inspiration and encouragement for life, and an opportunity for people around the globe to find courage by trusting God to be more present in their life.
I also am a Christian Author. My first book was Peace and Unity in our lives – Volume One (Nov. 2014). I published my second book (Jan. 2015), Volume Two of Peace and Unity in our lives (now in paperback). My third book ‘Yes… I will follow Him’, published in March 2015. I published a free ebook Evangelization (June 2015) through Social Networking Sites', which is also available in paperback for a minimal price.
Other Christian books of mine are:
September 2015 - ‘The Beatitudes… the blessings from the Sermon on the Mount’
January 2016 – ‘My little book of daily prayer’,
April 2016 – ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good’,
September 2016 – ‘The Light’
February 2017 – ‘Heal my Wounds’
July 2017 – ‘Waking up the sleeping giant’ a free ebook to download, which is also available for a minimal price as a paperback version,
December 2017 - 'Spiritual Reflections',
June 2018 - 'In His Image',
January 2019 - 'Her Silence',
October 2019 - 'Come To Me',
November 2020 - 'Emmaus... in today's society',
December 2021 -'The King... of the Peripheries',
December 2022 - 'Reflections for the Soul', and
November 2023 - 'Mum... let me live'.
For more information, see
https://www.amazon.com/George-Calleja/e/B00SNJ6B4E/ref=dp_byli
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