Peacemakers

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  Blessed are the peacemakers.
  
  Eirene – peace (Greek)
  
  Opposite of war
  “Peace is the state of law and order which gives rise to the blessings of posterity.”
  
  Hebrew
  
  Shalom
  Occurs 250 times in the Old Testament
  “well being in the widest sense”
  Associated with the presence of God
  
  Fulfilment/completion/satisfaction
  
  Christ is the mediator of peace.
  
  Part of the Kingdom
  
  Sharing of the peace in the Eucharist.
  
  About wholeness: well being.
  
  C Brown;
  “There is no room for false peace. By its very nature peace is grounded in the righteousness and wholeness which God gives to man for the sake of Christ and his merits.”
  
  Give peace in our time O Lord
  
  Blessed are the peacemakers