A society concerned with shalom will care for the most marginalized among them. God has a special concern for the poor and needy, because how we treat them reveals our hearts, regardless of the rhetoric we employ to make ourselves sound just.

~ Randy S. Woodley

Randy S. Woodley Marginalized Oppressed Poor Shalom Society

Inner stillness is the key to outer strength.

~ Jared Brock

Jared Brock Inner Life Inner Self Inner Strength Meditation Peace Quiet Shalom Stillness Stillness Of Mind Strength

Shalom is the medicine I’d prescribe for Jerusalem—a deep, God-breathed indwelling of peace and prosperity and blessing. An end to the unrest and a sense of wholeness is what the Holy City needs. It’s what the Middle East needs. It’s what I need.

~ Jared Brock

Jared Brock Blessing Holy City Jerusalem Middle East Middle East Conflict Peace Prayer Shalom

Justice is the state that exists when there is equity, balance, and harmony in relationships and in society. Injustice is the state that exists when unjust people do violence to peace and shalom and create inequity, imbalance, and dissonance.

~ Ken Wytsma

Ken Wytsma Equity Harmony Inequity Injustice Justice Relationship Shalom Violence

Shalom is communal, holistic, and tangible. There is no private or partial shalom. The whole community must have shalom or no one has shalom. As long as there are hungry people in a community that is well fed, there can be no shalom. . . . Shalom is not for the many, while a few suffer; nor is it for the few while many suffer. It must be available for everyone.

~ Randy S. Woodley

Randy S. Woodley Community Hunger Justice Shalom

God commands both individuals and the society in which they live to be generous and always take care of the poor. In such a community, shalom has a chance to thrive. In such a community, God will actually be glad to assign his name and dwell.

~ Randy S. Woodley

Randy S. Woodley Generosity Poor Shalom