How To Be A Peacemaker!
"Be kindly affectionate to
one
another with brotherly love,
in honor giving preference
to one another."
Romans 12: 10
In 2012, the New
York City Police Department
handled over four hundred hostage negotiations.
Another year they handled a negotiation lasting
fifty hours and employed seventeen crisis
negotiators.
Talking suspects down requires great skill and
focus. The first goal is safety of the hostages
and the suspect by defusing the situation
using patience and empathy.
Paul
provides a template for how to bring calm
in a tense situation: “Be kindly affectionate . . .
giving preference to one another. If it is
possible,
as much as depends on you, live peaceably
with all men” (Romans 12:10, 18).
A tense moment calls for calm and lowering
of temperatures. We do that for
each another
when we have love, affection, and humility
toward every person.
Be a calming presence when you
encounter a tense situation. Be a
peacemaker wherever you go
"Humility binds Christians
together in peace."
Thomas Watson