[ John 16:25 - 16:33 ] - hymn 414 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. [ JOHN 16:33 ] On December 30, 1862, the US Civil War raged. Union and Con- federate troops camped seven hundred yards apart on opposing sides of Tennessee¡¯s Stones River. As they warmed themselves around campfires, Union soldiers picked up their fiddles and harmonicas and began playing ¡°Yankee Doodle.¡± In reply, the Confederate soldiers offered ¡°Dixie.¡± Remarkably, both sides joined for a finale, playing ¡°Home, Sweet Home¡± in unison. Sworn enemies shared music in the dark night, glimmers of an unimagined peace. The melodic truce was short-lived, however. The next morning, they put down their fiddles and picked up their rifles, and 24,645 soldiers died. Our human efforts to create peace inevitably wear thin. Hostilities cease in one place, only to ignite somewhere else. One relational dispute finds harmony, only to be embroiled in distress again months later. The Scriptures tell us that God is our only trustworthy peacemaker. Jesus said it plainly, ¡°In me you . . . have peace¡± (JOHN 16:33). We have peace in Jesus. While we participate in His peacemaking mission, it¡¯s God¡¯s reconciliation and renewal that make real peace possible. Christ tells us we can¡¯t escape conflict. ¡°In this world [we] will have trouble,¡± Jesus says. Strife abounds. ¡°But take heart!¡± He adds, ¡°I have overcome the world¡± (V. 33). While our efforts often prove futile, our loving God (V. 27) makes peace in this fractious world. WINN COLLIER | | [ ¿äÇѺ¹À½ 16:25 - 16:33 ] - Âù¼Û°¡ 414 Àå ÀÌ°ÍÀ» ³ÊÈñ¿¡°Ô À̸£´Â °ÍÀº ³ÊÈñ·Î ³» ¾È¿¡¼ Æò¾ÈÀ» ´©¸®°Ô ÇÏ·Á ÇÔÀ̶ó [¿äÇѺ¹À½ 16:33] ¹Ì±¹ ³²ºÏÀüÀïÀÌ Ä¡¿Çß´ø 1862³â 12¿ù 30ÀÏ, ºÏ±º°ú ³²ºÎ ¿¬ÇÕ±ºÀº Å׳׽ÃÁÖ ½ºÅæ°ÀÇ ¼·Î ¸ÂÀºÆí 700¾ßµå(640¹ÌÅÍ) ¶³¾îÁø °÷¿¡ °¢±â ÁøÀ» Ä¡°í ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. º´»çµéÀÌ ¸ð´ÚºÒ ÁÖº¯¿¡¼ ¸öÀ» ³ìÀÌ°í ÀÖÀ»¶§ ºÏ±º º´»çµéÀÌ ¹ÙÀ̿ø°°ú Çϸð´ÏÄ«¸¦ Áý¾î ¡°¾çÅ° µÎµé¡±À» ¿¬ÁÖÇϱ⠽ÃÀÛÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ³²ºÎ ¿¬ÇÕ±ºÀº ÀÌ¿¡ ÀÀ´äÇÏ¿© ¡°µñ½Ã¡±¸¦ ¿¬ÁÖÇØ ÁÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ³î¶ø°Ôµµ ¾çÂÊ ¸ðµÎ°¡ ¡°È¨ ½ºÀ§Æ® Ȩ¡±À» ÇÔ²² ¿¬ÁÖÇÏ¸é¼ Çdz¯·¹¸¦ Àå½ÄÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ½Î¿ì±â·Î ÀÛÁ¤ÇÑ Àû±º³¢¸® ¾îµÎ¿î ¹ã¿¡, »ó»óÇÏÁöµµ ¸øÇß´ø ÆòÈÀÇ ºûÀ» À½¾ÇÀ¸·Î ³ª´« °ÍÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ±×·¯³ª À½¾ÇÀ¸·Î Àá½Ã ´©·È´ø ÈÞÀüµµ ¿À·¡ °¡Áö´Â ¸øÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ´ÙÀ½ ³¯ ¾Æħ ±×µéÀº ¹ÙÀ̿ø°À» ³»·Á³õ°í ´Ù½Ã ÃÑÀ» Áý¾î µé¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ±×¸®°í 24,645¸íÀÇ º´»ç°¡ Á×¾ú½À´Ï´Ù. Æòȸ¦ ÀÌ·ç·Á´Â ¿ì¸® Àΰ£ÀÇ ³ë·ÂÀº ¾àÇØÁú ¼ö¹Û¿¡ ¾ø½À´Ï´Ù. ÇÑ °÷¿¡¼ Àû°³½ÉÀÌ »ç¶óÁö¸é ´Ù¸¥ Æí¿¡¼ ´Ù½Ã Á¡ÈµË´Ï´Ù. »ç¶÷µé »çÀÌÀÇ °¥µîµµ Çѹø ÈÇظ¦ ÀÌ·ç¾ú¾îµµ ¸î ´Þ Áö³ªÁö ¾Ê¾Æ ´Ù½Ã °íÅë¿¡ ÈÛ¾µ¸®°Ô µË´Ï´Ù. ¼º°æÀº Çϳª´Ô¸¸ÀÌ ¿ì¸®°¡ ¹ÏÀ» ¼ö ÀÖ´Â À¯ÀÏÇÑ ÆòÈ ÁßÀçÀÚ¶ó°í ¸»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¿¹¼ö´ÔÀº ¡°³ÊÈñ°¡ ³» ¾È¿¡¼ Æò¾ÈÀ» ´©¸®°Ô¡± ÇÏ°Ú´Ù°í ºÐ¸íÈ÷ ¸»¾¸Çϼ̽À´Ï´Ù(¿äÇѺ¹À½ 16:33). ¿ì¸®´Â ¡®¿¹¼ö´Ô ¾È¿¡¼¡¯ Æò¾ÈÀ» ¾ò½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸®°¡ ¿¹¼ö´ÔÀÇ ÈÆòÄÉ ÇϽô »ç¿ª¿¡ Âü¿©ÇÏÁö¸¸ ¡®ÁøÁ¤ÇÑ¡¯ Æòȸ¦ °¡´ÉÄÉ ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀº Çϳª´ÔÀÇ ÈÇØ¿Í È¸º¹ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. ¿¹¼ö´ÔÀº ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô °¥µîÀ» ÇÇÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø´Ù°í ÇÏ½Ã¸é¼ ¡°¼¼»ó¿¡¼´Â [¿ì¸®°¡] ȯ³À» ´çÇÒ¡± °ÍÀ̶ó°í ¸»¾¸ÇϽʴϴÙ. °¥µîÀº ¾îµð¿¡³ª ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°±×·¯³ª ´ã´ëÇÏ¶ó ³»°¡ ¼¼»óÀ» À̱â¾ú³ë¶ó¡±(33Àý)°í ¿¹¼ö´ÔÀº ¸»¾¸ÇϽʴϴÙ. ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ³ë·ÂÀÌ Á¾Á¾ ¼Ò¿ë¾øÀÌ ³¡³ªµµ ¿ì¸®ÀÇ »ç¶ûÀÇ Çϳª´ÔÀº(27Àý) ÀÌ °¥¶óÁø ¼¼»ó¿¡¼ ÈÆòÀ» ÀÌ·ç½Ê´Ï´Ù. |