Abraham Lincoln said, “Die when I may, let it be said of me that I always pulled up a weed and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.”

Each beatitude cuts against the grain of natural human instinct, and none more so than the call
to be a peacemaker. Peace is often praised, but peacemakers are frequently resisted, misunderstood,
and sometimes resented. In a world that thrives on conflict and division, Jesus’ words are both challenging and corrective: “Blessed are the peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9).