It is easy to get discouraged when the hoped-for changes that we have been working so hard to bring about are slow to appear. Often we look around us and see only the things that are lacking, things like job security, food security, and fair access to healthcare. And yet, Jesus encourages us to be observant and take a lesson from the fig tree that puts forth leaves only when the summer is near. Then we might see the millions of brave souls working for change by providing public garden space so the hungry can grow their own vegetables, by building good-quality low-income housing where families can live safely and securely, and by voting to raise the salaries of local teachers so that the best teachers will stay to teach all of our children.
Lord, bless the peacemakers who continue their work in the faith that the kingdom of heaven may be just a gesture of love away.
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