A series on what we have to learn from and about Jesus on a range of subjects. This month, John Cooper on peace

Before 26-year-old Henry was tied to a barbed wire fence for 28 days, did he think his following of the Prince of Peace would lead to that? When Desmond sat ready to chair a national tribunal into crimes committed, he couldn’t start until he led the meeting in prayer. Was this an act of political grandstanding or needing to connect with a source of strength so he could be present in the pain about to be shared? As you sit and read this article, juggling children or responsibilities or maybe just taking a moment to pause and reflect, where is the place of peace in your life?…
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This is an extract from an article published in the May 2024 edition of Reform

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