![]() ![]() ![]() Hit the jump to read more about the third fruit in our “Fruits of the Spirit” series: peace. In his journey, Ashitaka makes peace in each of the three ways mentioned above. When I think about peace in terms of anime, one character rises in my mind above all – Ashitaka, the noble prince from Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece, Princess Mononoke. And in that vein, I’m here to say that in a significant way, Christianity is all about peace – within ourselves, with other people, and most of all (and all trickling downward from), peace with God. Nonetheless, the actions of people in the name of religion often tell us more about them and their society than about their faith. The same can be said of Christianity, which has been forever stained with violent events like the Crusades and the Inquisition. I’m reading a book (when I say reading, I mean I’ve read about a chapter a year for the last 7 years) about how Islam is really a peaceful religion the fact that such books even have to be written tells us something about how nonbelievers feel. Islam carries the weight of a violent connotation associated with its religion. However, peace doesn’t instantly come to mind when thinking of some religions. Inner peace may be, too, but that doesn’t stop many of the world religions from making this a (or the) focus of their faiths. It’s something we desire, something we feel should be, but like Mayuri Shiina reaching up toward the sky, it’s impossibly out of reach. ![]() Peace is a beautiful word, but an agonizing one as well. ![]()
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