Advent Day 15: Peace (Continued)

Hemingway wrote a character that made the declaration that man could be defeated but not destroyed.

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It was Santiago from “The Old Man and the Sea.”

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Which is, in itself, a great story of resurrection.

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But the idea is true of peace too.

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It is, all at once, both fragile and resilient.

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Peace can be taken away in an instant, defeated in a moment, but not destroyed entirely. We are never without a pathway back to peace.

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Advent assures us that peace is persistent; that peace will have the final say.

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So, if you feel like your peace has been defeated, know that it has not been destroyed.