Rez - Week 5 Day 4- God Leads Me to Make Peace!

(Pearl Site does not have Devotion Curriculum this week due to VBS Week!)

June 24, 2026

Today at Son Seekers: 

Your child learned that God leads us to make peace. We talked about how peace is more than everyone getting quiet. Peace means choosing words, actions, and attitudes that help move a problem toward what is right, caring, and wise.

Today, children learned that God can help us choose peace instead of adding to conflict.

Today’s Simple Truth: 

God helps me choose peace instead of adding to conflict.

Bible Verse We Talked About:

Matthew 5:9 (New International Reader’s Version)

⁹ Blessed are those who make peace.

    They will be called children of God.

In Simple Words:

Matthew 5:9 teaches us that peacemakers are blessed.

Today, children learned that making peace does not mean pretending nothing went wrong. It does not mean ignoring hurtful behavior. It does not mean letting someone keep being unkind or unsafe.

Making peace means choosing a wise next step when conflict happens.

We talked about how problems can get bigger when people yell, blame, interrupt, repeat the story, take sides, laugh at someone, use a harsh tone, or try to get back at someone. Those choices add fuel to the conflict.

But God can help us choose peace.

Peace can look like using a calm voice, listening, telling the truth, saying “I’m sorry,” asking for help, giving space, choosing not to repeat the story, or taking responsibility for our part.

Children learned that peacemaking is not weak. It often takes courage, self-control, humility, and wisdom.

God can shape our hearts so we help bring peace instead of making problems bigger.

Ask Your Child:

1. What does it mean to make peace?

2. Is peace the same as everyone just being quiet?

3. What are some ways people add fuel to conflict?

4. What is one peaceful phrase you can use?

5. When should you ask a trusted adult for help?

Try This Together:

Talk through a simple conflict situation.

For example:

“What should someone do if two people argue over a turn?”  

“What should someone do if a friend wants them to take sides?”  

“What should someone do if they feel like yelling?”  

“What should someone do if someone keeps bothering them?”  

Then ask:

“What would adding fuel look like?”  

“What would making peace look like?”  

“What words could help?”  

“Would this need space, help, or a trusted adult?”  

You can practice these simple peacemaking phrases together:

“Let’s slow down.”  

“Can we ask for help?”  

“I’m sorry for my part.”  

“I need space.”  

“Please stop.”  

“Let’s try again.”  

“I don’t want to make this worse.”  

You can remind your child:

“Peacemaking does not mean pretending nothing happened. It means asking God to help us take a wise and kind next step.”

Simple Prayer Option:

If praying out loud is new for your family, you can simply read this together:

“God, thank You for teaching us to make peace. Help us choose calm words, wise next steps, and caring actions when conflict happens. Help us tell the truth without being cruel, ask for help when we need it, apologize when we are wrong, and choose peace instead of adding to the problem. Shape our hearts to live more like Jesus. Amen.”

If You Are New to This:

You do not have to make this complicated. A simple question like, “Will this make the problem bigger or help bring peace?” can help your child think through conflict.

It is also okay to remind your child that asking for help is sometimes a peacemaking choice. If someone is being hurt, threatened, bullied, or repeatedly treated wrongly, getting a safe adult is wise and important.

Parent Encouragement:

Children learn peacemaking by watching how adults handle tension. They notice our tone, our pace, our words, and whether we try to win the moment or repair the relationship.

Peacemaking does not mean avoiding every hard conversation. It does not mean letting wrong behavior continue. It means moving toward truth, repair, care, and wisdom.

God leads us to make peace because peace reflects His heart. With His help, our homes can become places where conflict is handled with honesty, humility, calm, and grace.

Adult Devotion:

Choosing Peace

Scripture:  Matthew 5:9 NIV

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be called children of God.

Devotional Reading:

Matthew 5:9 says, “Blessed are the peacemakers.”

That word matters: peacemakers.

Jesus does not say, “Blessed are the people who never have conflict.” He does not say, “Blessed are the people who keep everything quiet.” He blesses those who help move conflict toward what is right, wise, honest, and healing.

Peace is not the same as silence.

A home can be quiet while people are still hurt. A relationship can avoid hard conversations while resentment grows underneath. A parent can end an argument quickly without actually helping a child learn how to repair, apologize, listen, or take responsibility.

Peacemaking is deeper than keeping the surface calm.

Peacemaking asks, “What would help this become right?” Sometimes that means using a calm voice. Sometimes it means apologizing. Sometimes it means listening before answering. Sometimes it means setting a boundary. Sometimes it means stepping away until everyone can respond more wisely.

This matters in parenting because children are still learning what to do with conflict. Some children yell. Some blame. Some shut down. Some cry. Some try to get even. Some bring other people into the problem. Some say “sorry” quickly just to move on, without understanding what needs to be repaired.

They need adults who can model a better way.

Not a perfect way. A better way.

When we choose peace, we teach children that conflict does not have to control the room. We teach them that strong feelings can be handled with wisdom. We teach them that telling the truth does not have to be cruel. We teach them that apologies matter, repair matters, and asking for help is not weakness.

Peacemaking does not mean ignoring wrong behavior. It does not mean allowing disrespect, harm, or repeated patterns to continue. It does not mean pretending everyone is fine when they are not.

Peacemaking is not passive. It is active love.

It takes strength to lower your voice when you want to raise it. It takes humility to say, “I was wrong.” It takes wisdom to know when to talk and when to pause. It takes courage to address a problem instead of letting it grow quietly.

Today, ask God to shape you into a peacemaker in your home.

Not someone who avoids every hard moment, but someone who brings steadiness into it. Not someone who forces quick peace, but someone who helps make room for truth, repair, and grace.

God can help us choose peace instead of adding to conflict.

Adult Reflection Questions:

1. Do I tend to seek real peace, or do I mostly try to make conflict stop quickly?

2. How does my tone affect the emotional temperature of my home?

3. Is there a conflict where I need to move toward truth, repair, or a wise boundary?

Simple Prayer:

“God, make me a peacemaker. Help me bring calm, wisdom, and love into conflict. Teach me when to speak, when to listen, when to apologize, and when to set a boundary. Help my home become a place where truth, repair, and peace can grow. Amen.”

Next Steps:

Think of one place where conflict tends to grow in your home.

Before the next tense moment, choose one peace step:

Use a calmer tone.Listen before answering.

Say, “Let’s slow down.”

Apologize for your part.

Set a wise boundary.

Ask, “What would help us repair this?”

Then pray:

“God, help me choose peace instead of adding to conflict.”