UNITY AND DIVISION

UNITY AND DIVISION How often does SCRIPTURE Tell us That God is-that JESUS IS The way to peace The WAY TO UNITY Yet today Jesus tells us that FOLLOWING him Will lead us to division To division in our families To DIVISION in our country And to division in our world “I have come to set The earth on FIRE........” Luke 12:49 Why is that? People don't believe In him People don't believe in God There are TWO ways Of doing things in life GOD'S WAY and the earthly worldly way People don't want to believe in God So this leads to DIVISION Between us INVITE Jesus into your heart Do it GOD'S WAY Do it in the way of PEACE And we will-or we SILL CAN Become ONE in this world Don't use violence Don't do it the earthly way God's way-Jesus' way- Is to LIVE IN PEACE “Love and faithfulness MEET together Righteousness and peace KISS each other” Psalm 85:10 “Deceit is In the hearts Of those who plot evil But those who PROMOTE PEACE Have JOY” Proverbs 12:20 SOMEDAY this whole world Will come to God-WILL come to Jesus And the family unit-will LIVE AS ONE This country will live as one This world will live as ONE ONE IN LOVE We can still have diversity- But we JUST need to love And RESPECT each others' differences We can be one INVITE Jesus into your hearts “My PRAYER Is not for them alone I pray also For those who will BELIEVE in me Through their message That ALL of them May be one-Father- Just as you are in me And I am in you” John 17:20-21 …..... “I have given them The GLORY that you gave me That they may be one- As WE are ONE - I in them-and you and me- So that they MAY be brought TO COMPLETE UNITY” John 17:22-23 …..... Jesus' peace Is NOT a peace without conflict It is A PEACE In spite of conflict For Jesus' ways-GOD'S WAYS Are not the ways Of this world My friends- We LIVE in a world of division GOD'S WAYS-Jesus' ways of peace- Love-forgiveness-and kindness Are NOT the ways of the world Of materialism-sexual perversity-addictions-violence, etc., But someday the WHOLE WORLD Will live in peace WHEN we learn to ACCEPT God's way So take a MOMENT And INVITE God and Jesus into your heart The PRINCE OF PEACE is what this LIFE Is all about You will NOT be spared conflict In life-but when you FIND GOD- When you find Jesus- You will find peace- and you will KNOW the ETERNAL JOY-that only God can give In Jesus' name-amen Robert P. Wallman 8-14-16 Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti