When Peace Is Handled by the Powerful

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You start to notice it after a while. Powerful countries don’t just talk about other nations — they talk over them. Peace gets discussed in conference rooms, boards get announced, plans get rolled out, and it all sounds very calm and responsible. Meanwhile, the people living there don’t seem to have much say in what that peace looks like.

We’ve seen this pattern before. One nation decides it knows what stability requires, who should oversee it, and what pressure or force might still be necessary if things don’t go as planned. It’s presented as order — but it’s also power consolidating upward.

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Scripture Focus
“For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them…” — 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Question for Reflection
When peace is talked about from a position of power, what stands out to you?

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No freedom to live how you want to.

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This doesn’t sound very promising to me.

“Despite the ceasefire, Israel carried out strikes that killed nine people in Gaza on Thursday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Witkoff’s announcement largely symbolic and called the governing committee of Palestinians announced as part of the second phase a “declarative move.””

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