People long for peace. We are weary of conflicts and wars. Ironically, we also lash out in anger toward those who are involved in such things, thus perpetuating more conflicts ad infinitum. In anger, we fight and hurt those we disagree with. We shake our fists and throw rocks at them. So, where does it end? Unless we surrender ourselves to God through faith in Jesus and submit to His ways can there be real peace. He alone is our peace. He is the only one who can turn our weapons of destruction into tools of love and brotherhood. Apart from Jesus, and His work of transformation in us through the Holy Spirit, we will always end up hurting each other.