The peace Jesus did make is the peace only Jesus could make . In this beatitude we are also called to make peace. We cannot make peace with God, that is a gift only God can offer to us. Since 1945 there have been seventy wars. Since 1958 over one hundred nations have been involved in some form of armed conflict.
All creation groans in longing For the world's true liberty.
Floods and earthquakes, drought and famine Plague the world with awesome ill, But far greater is war's horror Caused by human, stubborn will. Blest are those who working, praying, Purpose in their hearts to be Instruments of peace, committed To the nation's harmony. And God's children free from pain. JB Phillips suggests that the world trains us to make trouble, not make peace. Popular psychology says to put the self first, but when the self is first, peace is last.