THE CHRISTIAN AS PEACEMAKER
by Thomas Merton
Christians believe that Christ came into this world as the Prince of Peace. We believe that Christ Himself is our peace (Eph 2:14). We believe that God has chosen for Himself, in the Mystical Body of Christ, and elect people, regenerated by the Blood of the Savior, and committed by their baptismal promise to wage war upon the evil and hatred that are in man, and help to establish the Kingdom of God and of peace....