Why is peace so elusive? Why is it so fleeting and nearly impossible to attain? That's what is bothering me so much right now in my current situation. No matter how hard I try to help people resolve their problems, in the end it comes down to whether or not they themselves want the problems resolved. It seems that some people don't just hold a grudge, they clutch it with every ounce of energy they have.
"If possible, as far as it depends upon you, be peaceable with all men" (Romans 12:18). What reasonable advice. So why can't I accept it? I only ever notice the "be peaceable" part, but never the "if possible" or "as far as." Why is it so difficult for me to understand that it is impossible to make people make peace?
Time will help, I guess. Time and a lot of venting.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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