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Matthew 5:9
Dr. Jim Denison
A friend sent me these first-grade proverbs. The teacher gave the kids the first half of the sentence, and they supplied the rest:
“Don’t bite the hand that … looks dirty.”
“If you lie down with dogs, you’ll … stink in the morning.”
“A penny saved is … not much.”
“Laugh and the whole world laughs with you, cry and … you have to blow your nose.”
“Better to be safe than … punch a 5th grader.”
Even first-graders know that peace is valuable. And they’re right.
Here are some front-page headlines from this week’s newspaper: “5 shot dead at Oak Cliff home;” “19 die, dozens hurt in Mideast;” “Shooting victims’ family says suspect was abusive;” “NY to mark Sept. 11 with readings, flame;” “14 die in Colombia as leader sworn in;” “Holy Land’s assets will remain frozen.”
The one-year anniversary of the September 11 tragedy is one month away.
This week a bomb was discovered at the Olympic Stadium in Athens where the modern Olympic movement began and is scheduled to be celebrated again in two years. A movement to advance world peace has begun. $600 million will be spent for security there, the highest total in history.