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As the morning air turns crisp and the leaves begin to turn gold and amber, we find ourselves in the Season of Creation —a sacred time when churches worldwide pause to celebrate and protect God's living earth. ​Today is also Peace Sunday, aligning closely with the United Nations Day of Peace on 21 September. A group called the Fellowship of Reconciliation helps lead this day. They are Christians who believe Jesus calls us to love all people and protect creation rather than harm it. ​"Reconcile" is a big word. It means to heal a breach and become friends again after a fight—to restore harmony where there has been division. ​Paul wrote about this in the Bible. He reminds us that God's plan is to bring peace through Jesus, restoring right relationships not just among humanity, but across the entire web of life. ​He decided that Christ would die on the cross as a sacrifice. In that way, God would bring all things back to himself. Then everything could liv...

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This Sunday, September 20, marks Peace Sunday — observed each year on the Sunday closest to the United Nations International Day of Peace. Some churches across the world will pause to reflect on what it means to follow the Prince of Peace in a world that so often speaks a different language: one of division, suspicion, and conflict. The theme this year is simple but searching: a heart for peace. It's worth sitting with the question honestly. What makes or breaks your heart for peace? Is it the news cycle? A strained relationship? Weariness with how loud and combative the world has become?  Peace isn't just the absence of conflict out there — it starts as a condition of the heart in here. Scripture doesn't ask us to manufacture peace on our own strength. Jesus called himself the Prince of Peace, and He said,  " Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God " (Matthew 5:9).  Peacemaking is active — it's a heart that has been s...