Agents of Shalom
Adam R. Holz Our Daily Bread Ministries https://odb.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission Agents of Shalom Bible in a Year : Ezekiel 20-21 James 5 Seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Jeremiah 29:7 Today's Scripture & Insight : Jeremiah 29:1-7 In 2015, local ministries in Colorado Springs, Colorado, teamed up to serve the city, and COSILoveYou was born. Each fall, in an event called CityServe, the group sends believers in Jesus out to serve the community. Several years ago, my children and I were assigned to a downtown elementary school during CityServe. We cleaned. We pulled weeds. And we worked on an art project, lacing colored plastic tape through a chain-link fence in a way that approximated mountains. Simple, but surprisingly beautiful. Whenever I drive past the school, our humble art project reminds me of Jeremiah 29 . There, God instructed His people to settle down and serve the city they were in. He commanded th