Shalom Together seeks to expand God’s Kingdom by actively cultivating wholeness, right relationships, and harmony with God and creation. By focusing on these values, our community can reveal God through our fruit and contribute to the ongoing work of reconciliation in the world.

Seek the shalom of the place where are, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its shalom you will find your shalom. (Jeremiah 29:7)

Wholeness and Well-being

Shalom includes the physical, emotional, and spiritual health and completeness of individuals and the community. It speaks to a state where nothing is missing or broken within a person.

Right Relationships

Shalom focuses on harmonious and just relationships between people. It encompasses reconciliation, forgiveness, mutual respect, and living in community with love and understanding.

Harmony with God and Creation

Shalom restores peace and right ordering between humanity and God, as well as humanity and the created world. It involves stewardship, respect for creation, and living in accordance with God’s will.

Shalom means far more than peace. It is a rich word that encompasses holistic well-being, completeness, justice, and flourishing in all aspects of life. It speaks to a state of rightness and harmony—with oneself, with others, with God, and with the entire created world.

  • Holistic Well-being: Shalom encompasses physical health, emotional stability, spiritual wholeness, and social harmony. It’s about individuals and communities thriving in every dimension of their existence. It’s not just about the absence of negative things but the presence of all that makes for a full and flourishing life.
  • Justice and Righteousness: Shalom is intrinsically linked to justice (‘tzedakah’ in Hebrew) and righteousness. A truly peaceful society is one where there is fairness, equity, and where the vulnerable are protected. Injustice and oppression inherently disrupt Shalom.
  • Reconciliation and Restoration: Where brokenness exists, Shalom calls for reconciliation and restoration. This involves mending relationships, seeking forgiveness, and working towards healing and wholeness in individuals, communities, and even the environment.

Shalom is central to understanding God’s Kingdom, not as a future heavenly realm, but a present reality that manifests wherever God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven.

God’s Design

From the creation story, we see God’s intention for a world characterized by Shalom—harmony between humanity and God, between one another, and between humanity and creation. Sin disrupted this Shalom, leading to brokenness and conflict.

Jesus as the Prince of Peace

Jesus life, death, and resurrection are the ultimate act of reconciliation, breaking down barriers between humanity and God and offering the possibility of Shalom in all relationships. His teachings emphasize love, forgiveness, and justice—all essential elements of Shalom.

Living in the Kingdom Now

When we live according to the values of God’s Kingdom—love, justice, compassion, forgiveness—we are actively participating in bringing forth Shalom in our spheres of influence. Our actions, motivated by God’s love, create pockets of Shalom within this world still marked by brokenness.

Bringing Forth Shalom Through Reconciliation

  • Living Testimonies: By embodying and actively creating Shalom in our communities, our lives witness to the nature of God, Jesus, and the nature of His Kingdom. Our lives become living examples of the peace and wholeness that God offers.
  • Holistic Work Toward Reconciliation: The work of Shalom is fundamentally a work of reconciliation, mirroring God’s own work in reconciling humanity to Himself through Christ (2 Corinthians 5:18-20). This reconciliation extends to our relationships with one another and even our relationship with the environment.
  • Reconciling All Things: The Bible speaks of God’s ultimate plan to “to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.” (Col 1:20 NRSV). Building pockets of Shalom, however small, are a participation in this grand cosmic reconciliation. By fostering wholeness, justice, and harmony in our communities, we are aligning ourselves with God’s ultimate purpose of bringing all things into a state of Shalom under His reign.
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