Bruderhof wrote:
> 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...
>
If anyone remains stuck in the history we have had until now and thinks to
find a solution there, he is a terribly small person...Yet it is already
something worthwhile if in these matters even a few people open their eyes
to what is righteous, eternal, and true and thus make a firm resolution,
“There must be a change!” To that degree, they are able to rise above the
history of their time. And this will not have been done in vain; on the
contrary, It will lead toward what we call the kingdom of God.
--
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt
www.blumhardts.com
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