Yet I have to agree with David Bragg that people expect legislation and policing to solve problems they are not designed to handle. The deepest source of the problem of violence and the sole place where the final solution can take place is the heart, in those dimensions of human life called commitment, values, and interpersonal skills. In these areas Christians and Jews have a lot to contribute and now is the time to make ourselves heard in every way we can. Righteousness comprehends both commitment to God and responsible concern for people. According to Scripture, righteousness speaks of community, not individualism, being responsible, of showing caring.
Peace also has a rich social meaning.
It refers not to a placid absence of conflict, but to a enriching collaboration among people of good will. This passage says eloquently that when people show due care for those around them, the result will be peace or, one can say, a healthy society. Family therapists are in the unique position of being able to observe the consequences of behavior and social influences on children and adults alike. The founder of the Contextual School of Family Therapy, Dr. Ivan Boszormenyi Nagy, found that people show genuine autonomy not by being macho, but by demonstrating concern for other people. His goal for therapy is to bring about a just satisfaction of personal need in every member of the family and so bring about a mutual support of one another or Isaiah's kind of peace.