That, I became sure, was what Jesus had meant about turning the other cheek; what Paul had meant in commending acts of kindness and generosity towards our enemies. So, this is my prayer for today.
‘Blessed are the peacemakers’, says Jesus addressing the crowd ... it was one of the groups that inspired the founding of the Week of Prayer for World Peace which ends on Sunday.
25 marks the day when Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem ... make some time to reflect and refocus with a Christmas blessing or prayer. From modern blessings like Ray Pritchard’s simple ...