WHITEWASHED PEACE

Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt (1842-1919) wrote, “We should protest against the peace that tolerates everything as it is (Ezekiel 13:10). This includes those religions and teachings that emphasize resignation, as though we should accept and submit to everything because it is somehow God’s will. In Jesus there is no such thing as mere resignation. No, in his name we are called to seek God’s justice on earth. In Jesus we are to pursue his reign – not just for ourselves but also for all people. Those who gather around Jesus cry out for God’s kingdom and his justice.”
“Precisely because they have misled my people, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets smear it with whitewash.” Ezekiel 13:10

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead people’s bones and all uncleanness.” Jesus