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Today's Early Church Wisdom
“None of us offers resistance when he is seized, or avenges himself for your unjust violence, although our people are numerous and plentiful…it is not lawful for us to hate, and so we please God more when we render no requital for injury…we repay your hatred with kindness.”
~ St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage (died 258AD)
This week's Psalm is Psalm 30 'Joy Comes With The Morning'

Prosperity & Peace

A dynamic relationship

We know that people often pray for peace and prosperity, but do they know that by pursuing peace, prosperity will naturally follow? Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" (Matthew 5:9). Jesus did not say “Blessed are the peacekeepers” but” Blessed are the peacemakers” - eirēnopoioi (εἰρηνοποιοί). He was describing people who actively seek to reconcile, to heal, to restore. The world is full of conflict, division, and hatred. But when we live as agents of God’s peace, we reflect His nature. Jesus made peace through the cross, reconciling us to God. When we pursue peace, we’re not only doing good, but we’re also showing the world what God is like. You know that you are spiritually prosperous when you seek peace. 