"Sow A Seed Of Peace, Reap the Fruit of Progress"

By Mrs. Prescilla R. Cacanog

 

The moral degeneration of society, stock market, terrorism, poverty, bombing anywhere, religious conflict, gang war, and political war lead us to a chaotic nation. Often we are troubled about what could happen in the future or we spent to much time dwelling in the past. Our minds whirl and emotions rise because we can neither change the past nor manipulate the future. How fruitless! How wasteful! Blessed are the peacemakers.

Can this world ever achieve everlasting peace? The Bible speaks, “Yes.” In John Chapter 14 verse 27, “My peace I give unto you.” It’s the peace that the world cannot give. Peace to know and to live. God, the Prince of Peace, gives us peace. How can we sow a seed of peace? Does it need a formula, a heart to desire, or an individual to start it?

Peace comes from God. In Him is peace, and peace is the light of men. When we trust Jesus as Lord and Savior, reconciliation between God and us come, and we become peacemakers in our own world of relationship even with our enemies. Peace then is planted in our hearts. We will be blessed and become peacemakers.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called Sons of God” , Jesus said in Matthew 5 verse 9. Peacemakers themselves are filled with God’s peace, the very quality with which they need to help others.

Peacemakers are living evidence of God’s reconciling love in Christ. John Pierre de Caussade said that we should stop worrying about tomorrow to experience God’s peace everyday. It is necessary to be disengaged from all we feel and do in order to walk with God in the duty of the present moment.

Each moment imposes a virtuous obligation on us which committed souls faithfully obey. People must see Christ in us as we resolve conflict. “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me”, as the song goes. At home, at work, or in school, we can show peace to others by the way we handle conflict. Apostle Paul said, “The man reaps what he sows.”

“Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called Sons of God.” Let there be peace in our heart, and share it to others. Nourish it by a forgiving heart. Flourish it by an understanding mind. Pour-out with an unfailing love of God. Surely, peace grows in us, in our family, in the community, and bears the fruit of harmony, unity, and prosperity. Progress then is achieved. The good we do is never lost. Each kind act takes root and every bit of peace we sow develops harmony and unity. With God, we can sow peace! With peace, there is unity! With unity, we can reap the fruit of prosperity.



Mrs. Prescilla R. Cacanog
Principal I
Basak Elementary School