Bible values for children
Listen. Make space. Find a way forward.
Helping people work through disagreements.
Making peace is more than making everyone be quiet.
Put it into practice
What does peacemaking look like?
Peacemaking means helping people work through a disagreement with care. We can listen, speak honestly and ask for fair help. Making peace is more than making everyone be quiet.
If two children want the same toy, ask an adult to help them take turns and listen to what each child wants.
Talk about it
What could each person need in a disagreement?
Stories that show peacemaking
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Abram and Lot Choose Separate Paths
Genesis 13:1–18
Abram proposed a way for his household and Lot's household to stop quarrelling over space. They chose separate areas, showing that peace can involve changing an arrangement.
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.
A little context
Matthew 5:9 is one of Jesus' blessings in the Sermon on the Mount. Peacemaking is active care for relationships, not a demand that children manage dangerous conflicts.
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