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“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God” Matthew 5:9
I’ve spent the majority of my adult life feeling a bit like a bull in a china closet. No one ever accuses me of being overly compassionate or empathetic. Instead, I’m accustomed to words like “bold” and “assertive” and even “aggressive.”
I laugh about it now, but there’s some truth to the reality that the words people most frequently use to describe us have some bearing on the way we learn to perceive ourselves and, in turn, the way with which we engage the world.
Continued below.

Why true peacemakers disrupt, make a lot of noise
Peacemakers, ironically, have to make a lot of noise
