Pray 4 Peace...

After the President ordered our Armed Forces to attack Iran I designed a button that says, "Pray 4 Peace".

Some people really liked it, but one person said that he's going to vote instead. I get it, not everyone prays but I think I'll do both.  I'm not only going to Pray 4 Peace and planning to vote, I've also been writing letters to my representatives in Washington.

We have the First Amendment right to gather peacefully and to speak our mind. We have the right to let the powers that be in Washington know that we don't agree with the Government. So, there's that action too that we have the privilege to exercise.

Jesus said that Peacemakers are called the Children of God, that his Kingdom is not of this world, and it's been said that when Jesus told Peter to put his sword away, he disarmed us all. We need to remember that our first assignment as Jesus Followers is to love our neighbors, love our enemies, and pray for those who treat us badly.

We are also urged to pray for those in power so that we might live peaceful lives. In First Timothy we read "I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good and pleases God our Savior." (1 Timothy 2:1-3)

So, no matter how we voice our varied opinions, let's keep it peaceful and respectful. 

Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

You can order these buttons directly from the manufacturer. Go to the Wacky Buttons Order Page and enter Design Code 4035382 on the Order by Design Code link. I don't make a single penny on any of these orders; I'm just sharing the Design Code to make it easier for people to get some of these buttons directly from WackyButtons.com

Save The World

"If we think that bombs, missiles, and drone strikes raining down from the heavens on people that we call enemies is how God is going to save the world, we're not yet credible Christians.

The world is saved by love, and no other way. And the love that saves the world is often a crucified love."

From Brian Zahnd's sermon Beauty Will Save The World, March 8, 2026

"Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called

the children of God"

~Jesus

 

Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)

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That We May Live in Peace

 

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. (1 Timothy 2:1-2)

While the 1st Century Church was living under the iron fist of Roman occupation, they were being encouraged to pray for kings and all who were in positions of authority. Rather than take up arms to secure their freedom from tyranny, they were urged to offer prayers for all local and world leaders so that they could enjoy peace and quiet. Their prayers weren't to be for regimen change, to rid themselves of evil rullers, but that there would be a way for them to live a peaceful life.

They were asked to not only pray for their rulers, they were also to give thanks for them as well. It seems upside down and backwards, but that is exactly how the Kingdom of God functions. More than once Jesus made it clear that the Kingdom of God is not of this world, and most importantly, how very differently it operates.

Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust." (Matthew 5:44-45)

"Blessed are the Peacemakers,

for they will be called

the Children of God."

~Jesus

Peace, Love and Light!
Kevin (Cloud)

I am Not Moved

I am not moved to rejoice over war, especially one being justified because of an eschatological theology that seems to be driven by apocalyptical fever dreams. We are not going to usher in the Kingdom of God or bring about the Apocalypse by triggering World War Three.

Peace, Love and Light!

Kevin (Cloud)