Thursday, 13 March 2008
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Blessed are the Peacemakers
Friends are a blast aren’t they? Almost everyone has one. I guess this would be an appropriate area for a disclaimer. The reason I say that almost everyone has one is some people don’t realize that they have friends, and some people simply don’t have friends. There are different reasons for this phenomenon called, “loneliness”. Maybe you are like me and you can be very moody some of the time, okay, all of the time. Then the friend who see you most soon don’t necessarily want to hang out all the time anymore. Or maybe you are one of the unfortunate who has been misunderstood and nobody wants to hang out with what they can’t understand.
Okay, now that the disclaimer is done we can move on to more important things, those for which this blog is written. Since most, if not all, of us have at least one friend we can understand a certain phenomenon called, “fighting”. That is where I am right now. To of my very dear friends are roommates and they are involved in a fight that would rival a fully involved structure fire for intensity. You see one of these girls is completely in the right and has no reason for reprisal of any sort. However, her roommate doesn’t think so. The bad part is that it involves me. The roommates’’ problem appears to be with me, however, we believe she is just blaming me for her attitude especially with all the finger pointing I have received lately. You know, every time I turn around if seems like someone is mad, angry, disappointed, or disgusted with me. But, I digress. So this roommate also cannot be told that she is in the wrong on anything. Her attitude is, “I am right. You can’t prove me otherwise and if you try I will prove my point no matter what.” She also has a problem with offending people. She will say whatever is on her mind no matter what it is or how it sounds or even if it will hurt the person in question. So without warning last night she blew up on her roommate, my closest friend, and started to preach at her. Finally she said she didn’t want to room with her anymore because, “It is bad for good friends to room together” (Kind of messes with the idea of marrying your best friend since you can’t room with them, huh?). Anyway you get the idea. So here I am watching someone I care about greatly in tears because of the stress she is receiving from this girl and other sources. I also find myself trying to be the peacemaker again. You see, God has blessed me with the ability to listen to other people’s problems and help them resolve their issues. However, I can’t seem to fix this one. So, I must stand by my friend and lend her a shoulder to cry on as she struggles with this annoying thing. It has to be one of the hardest things in the world, next to watching your child die, to see a friend suffering and not be able to comfort them in anyway. Maybe that is why Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers . . .”
Jesus, teaching on a mountain, began to speak on what we know as the Beatitudes. One of the several character traits Jesus called “blessed” was those who serve as peacemakers. “Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the sons of God.” All I know is that being a peacemaker sometimes feels like a bouncer popular night club. Some days you are rewarded with a smile from both parties and the knowledge that God has used you to solve a potential problem. But some days it seems like nothing you say or do can stop the ever growing volcanic eruption. Maybe peacemakers are called “blessed” because when everything goes right you feel very blessed that you were able to help your friends. However, there is great unrest when you realize that you can’t do a thing to help your friends get through their problems. This has to be the one thing that makes me feel absolutely helpless. Maybe it is an addiction of mine, helping my friends. Who really knows? All I know is lately I don’t know what to do. I have thought till my brain couldn’t think anymore. So please pray for me that I will be able to be an encouragement to my friends and uplift their spirits instead adding to the problem. Also, please pray for my friends. Out of respect for them I will not mention their names, but I know that God knows their names as well as the details that even I don’t know. Please pray as this is very taxing on all of us and we need all the prayer we can get.
theweeper
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