“For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,” – from Ephesians 2:11-22 (NIV)

There is a pendant hanging in my office that I got as a gift when I began serving as a Resident Chaplain at Baylor University. In beautiful cursive letters, the pendant reads an opening line of a prayer commonly attributed to St. Francis of Assisi, “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.”

As a former band woodwind player, I love the imagery of this prayer. I like to imagine what delightful music peace would sound like. I wonder what kind of life someone would have to lead to be an instrument in the condition to sing peace through each action. I wonder if it’s possible for an instrument of peace to appear as effortless as professionals playing in the symphony.

In this scenario, I might need to pray alongside St. Francis more often. If I’m an instrument of peace, my instrument probably sounds more like a tornado siren–loud, chaotic, and a bit off-key. What would your life’s instrument sound like? Would your life’s song resemble peace?

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