The present world can see an image of the city of peace in the church community. This image is a signpost to the future which all must see. The city of light sends light-bearers out into the world so that no place is left in the dark. The life of the city on the hill is the same as the life of traveling and mission. This light, held high, reaches every corner.
New birth is the narrow gate to the kingdom of peace.
The liberation of inner peace frees us from dark sin and its curse. This birth sets our eyes on the light of the new world so that we can see God's kingdom. The more starkly we see the contrast between our own weakness and helplessness on the one hand, and the power and glory of God on the other, the more forcefully will the new life emerge. God's cause takes the place of humanity and its suffering. All the forces of a hitherto divided will are now directed in a new clarity to God and his kingdom.