Christian Peacemaker Teams--committed to reducing violence by getting in the way.
What would happen if Christians devoted the same discipline and self-sacrifice to nonviolent peacemaking that armies devote to war?
CPT photo: Jim Loney passes off a peace dove to a friend for release at a multi-faith walk for the release of Iraqi captives.
[found here: Missing in Iraq: Pictures Related to the Developing Crisis]
You must guard aginst further indulging in hateful thoughts and feelings--even repressed ones--and pray for good for those who hurt or oppose you. You see examples of what can happen to a soul who did not restrain feelings of hate and vengeance. Not a pretty sight, is it? Hatred and ill will are never pretty when fully unmasked. The pleasure you derive in them cannot be compared to the joy you will have when you put them away.
--Hal M. Helms, Echoes of Eternity: Listening to the Father, 1996
--Hal M. Helms, Echoes of Eternity: Listening to the Father, 1996
