Each Saturday during Lent, we will explore a story or profile of peace in action: people who are acting as shalom-bearers in our world.
This borrowed title so aptly describes not only the context of Psalm 34 but also the point I am hoping to make in this writing.
Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative writes, “We are all broken by something. We have all hurt someone and have been hurt.”
In my NIV Bible, Psalm 145 has the title “A psalm of praise. Of David.” My understanding is that Psalm 145 is unique in this way.
This river flows from the temple of God, and everything it touches is transformed. It may start small, but it increases in depth and fosters growth.
All of us have grown up and lived in a broken and fallen world. Since the first man and woman, every generation has been immersed in this reality.
Take time this Sabbath to meditate on today’s passage – Ephesians 2:1–10 (NLT) – reflecting on what it means in relation to the peace of Christ.
Each Saturday during Lent, we will explore a story or profile of peace in action: people who are acting as shalom-bearers in our world.