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"The world thinks peace would come if everyone made a lot of money but people haven't found peace in possessions. They have thought the world would have peace if all arms were destroyed. Yet Cain killed Abel without a handgun. It is man's heart that is the problem. [...]
Peacemaking is a noble vocation. But you can no more make peace in your own strength than a mason can build a wall without a trowel, a carpenter build a house without a hammer, or an artist paint a picture without a brush. You must have the proper equipment. To be a peacemaker, you must know the Peace-Giver. You must know Him who 'is our peace.' [...]
But Jesus willed His followers something more valuable than gold, more enduring than vast landholdings and more to be desired than palaces of marble. He willed us His peace. He said: 'My peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.' (John 14:27)"
From THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS by Billy Graham, from the chapter HAPPINESS THROUGH PEACEMAKING
Peacemaking is a noble vocation. But you can no more make peace in your own strength than a mason can build a wall without a trowel, a carpenter build a house without a hammer, or an artist paint a picture without a brush. You must have the proper equipment. To be a peacemaker, you must know the Peace-Giver. You must know Him who 'is our peace.' [...]
But Jesus willed His followers something more valuable than gold, more enduring than vast landholdings and more to be desired than palaces of marble. He willed us His peace. He said: 'My peace I give unto you, not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.' (John 14:27)"
From THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS by Billy Graham, from the chapter HAPPINESS THROUGH PEACEMAKING
