Peace, Peace and Peace Pope Francis hosts Israeli, Palestinian Leaders
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. (Romans 12:18 NIV)
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. (Hebrew 12:14 NIV).
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.(Romans 14:19NIV)
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas concluded the two-hour ceremony by kissing each other on the cheek and then planting an olive tree, gestures intended to signal a commitment to trying to end one of the longest-running, most intractable conflicts in the world.
“Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare,” Pope Francis said during the gathering, dubbed a prayer summit. “Instill in our hearts the courage to take concrete steps to achieve peace.”
God is Love and Jesus is Lord of Heaven and on Earth. Amen!