Seeing this, reminded me of this.
God is in the business of restoring shalom (the Hebrew word for peace/wholeness)...of restoring wholeness, goodness, fullness and peace back to humanity and back to creation.
The story of the Bible is a story of: goodnews - badnews - goodnews again.
Another way to word it is that it's the story of: Shalom - Lost Shalom - Restored(ing) Shalom.
Paul wrote that in Christ God is reconciling all of creation back to him (Colossians 1:20). Paul also wrote that we are given the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18).
What that tells me is that we are to partner with God in being all about reconciliation...of being all about restoring shalom.
Brandy's blog (1st link above) sparked the question for me: what is my personal shalom restoration project?
Yes I'm a pastor and I believe our church is doing some things to help restore shalom, but I'm asking the question on a personal level, not on a professional level.
It's a question we should all be asking.
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