Blessed Are The Peacemakers

  The Safety of Slowness: Waiting on the Lord Introduction: The Call to Slowness In our fast-paced world, we are conditioned to crave instant results. We want healing now , answers now , community now , and the Kingdom now . Yet, the scriptures and modern revelations teach us a profound truth: there is safety in slowness, power in patience, and divine protection in waiting on the Lord. The vision recorded in Teachings and Commandments 163 paints a vivid picture of this principle. In it, the Lord brings chosen individuals to a narrow pass leading to the mountain of the Fathers—a place of glory and divine communion. He instructs them to wait for Him, but many, consumed by their eagerness to ascend, rush forward. Their haste leads to destruction, as a great beast guarding the path devours them. Only one man, kneeling in patient faith, waits for the Lord’s guidance. When the Lord returns, He takes the man by the hand, leading him safely past the beast—unseen and unharmed. Upon...

  That There Be No Poor Among Us Tithing as a Divine Invitation Learning Equality Among Us Local fellowships are where we’re meant to practice equality—not in theory, but in lived, relational ways through sacrifice, consecration, and care for one another. We’re cautioned against creating hierarchies or centralized systems of distribution. The Lord’s instructions in T&C 175 are specific: “The relief of the poor among you refers to the poor among the individual fellowship. If there are no poor among you, then excess donations should go to the temple, but they can be shared as your fellowship determines by common consent.” This places responsibility at the most personal level—within communities where people know and are known. Each fellowship must discern its own needs and respond with love and sacrifice. If no poor are found among them, excess can be redirected to the temple or elsewhere, but only by common consent, ensuring that generosity remains grou...

  Spiritual Maturity Begins Where Blame Ends There is a powerful archetype that shows up in almost every human life at one point or another. It’s familiar, seductive, and incredibly persistent. You may not recognize it at first, because it doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it whispers, other times it weeps. But it always centers around one repeating idea: “This is happening to me, and I’m powerless to change it.” That’s the voice of the Victim archetype . Understanding the Victim Archetype The Victim isn’t just someone who’s been hurt—it’s a role we unconsciously adopt when we begin to believe that our worth, happiness, or peace lies in the hands of someone else. This archetype thrives on blame, powerlessness, and the need to be validated by others. It’s a survival pattern, often rooted in real pain, but over time it becomes a cage. Signs of the Victim archetype include: Frequently feeling misunderstood or mistreated ...