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For whatever reason, the dove is an international symbol of peace, understood by many cultures.  Wikipedia has collected several theories about the origins of the symbolism, so go check it out if you happen to be interested.

I was looking at a stained glass window the other day, and it had several doves on it, and a depiction of Jesus, which is not uncommon for stained glass.  This particular depiction of Jesus was built!  He was much more trapezoidal than I remember other Jesus depictions being, but as I looked at the picture more closely, in addition to noticing Jesus’ physique,  I also noticed that Jesus was feeding the doves.

In a flash I saw the symbolism of the Prince of Peace feeding the representative of peace.  The dove was being fed by the only who could truly feed it.  From the hand of Jesus, peace is fed.

Let us not forget that Jesus came to bring peace between God and Man, and tasked us with sharing that same peace with others.  He feeds us from his hand, so that we can be representatives of that peace, to those who are without hope.

Perhaps if we truly hunger for peace, we will be fed from the hand of God.

Be sure to check out the other people on the journey with me at 254peace.org, or on our Facebook page.  There are some awesome people participating this year, and they all have something important to say.