Blessed Are The Peacemakers

Send us Fan Mail Blessed Are the Peacemakers “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” — Matthew 5:9 The word translated peacemakers comes from the Greek eirēnopoioi (εἰρηνοποιοί)— a word that does not describe people who simply enjoy peace or avoid conflict. It describes people who make peace. This word is built on the Greek term for peace, eirēnē (εἰρήνη)—a peace that echoes the older biblical vision of shalom: not just the absence of violence, but whol...