Peacemakers can distinguish between the illusion and the reality of peace. Jesus is not an illusion, He is this world’s only reality. Luke 2:1-16 . The peace He gives is infinitely greater than the temporary suspension of hostilities.

When we think of Christmas, we think of peace. A time for families and nations to set aside their differences and pursue peace.

Peace is like a Royal Dalton figurine in the hands of a gorilla. In 1932 the American president Herbert Hover said that his objective was to abolish all tanks, chemical warfare, large mobile guns, and bombing planes. Seven years later, World War II, the most destructive war in history began and in 1945 ended with the atomic horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.