He will judge between nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 2:4
I love the way the rows of this sprouting field radiate out like the light from a candle. The furrows of a plowed field are another sign of the coming reign of the Prince of Peace, another "print of peace." For who is free to plant and tend their fields, who is free to nurture the vineyard when war is raging and farmers are soldiering?
Isaiah's promising words transform instruments of war into tools for planting. The earth is turned over, perhaps unsettled for the planting of seed which will emerge and grow.
I wonder what soil in your life is being upturned? Perhaps it does not feel like the coming of peace to you. But what might be planted in that upturned soil? What might grow and flower there? How can we help our children to see the upturned places in their lives as a place to grow?
Let us pray together today for the transformation of weapons into wheat and soldiers into farmers, enemies into friends, and furrowed ground into plentiful harvest.
Come Lord Jesus, make us instruments of your peace!
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