Bruderhof wrote:
> Man is here to make progress; and if he wants peace he must also help
> bring it about—on has own ground, in has own way, seeking to bring it
> onto the scene. Mere talking and wi****ng that it would come of itself
> is of no value. Thus, everyone who wants peace must undertake peace,
> must be a man of peace.
>
And this in particular is what God would have us do now, out of respect
for
has eternal truth and righteousness. This is our calling; and who knows
whether we are not the strongest ones in the present situation? I would
not
belittle those who strive for peace out of other considerations—out of
sympathy, humanitarianism, and the like—but I do not believe that such
efforts carry much power. However, there is a particular, invincible power
in our efforts: as God wills, as the eternal truth wills, so our will is
for peace; our will is that the peoples become changed and this terrible
European history come to an end...
--
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
www.blumhardts.com
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