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这里说关于和睦的观念，是以希伯来字shalom的意思为根据的。Shalom指一种人人都享有充满公义、和平、仁爱、正直、和兴旺的生活方式，这种生活本是神的旨意，每一个活在其中的人都能与神和好，并与他们的邻舍和睦共处。

耶稣到来带给我们和恢复我们与神和好的生活。（参约 16:33；罗 5:1）现在我们蒙召与耶稣一起成为一个使人和睦的人；祂既是神的儿子，在我们参与祂使人和睦的使命时，我们便也担当神儿女的责任。

实行shalom涉及我们做的每一件事——包括我们的工作、娱乐、理财的方法、与家人、朋友、和邻舍所有的关系。Shalom引领我们与不同种族的人合而为一、拆毁令人陷在困境的障碍、按照律法要求帮助人过兴旺的生活、指出合神心意的生活方式，这种生活方式包括妥善护理神的创造，它能带给每一个人丰盛的生命。

基督徒在崇拜结束时，通常都以下面这个赐平安的祝福来祝福聚集的会众，好叫他们能够出去与人分享神的平安的：

“愿耶和华赐福给你，保护你。愿耶和华使他的脸光照你，赐恩给你。愿耶和华向你仰脸，赐你平安。”（民 6:24-26）

The concept of peace here is based on the meaning of the Hebrew word shalom. Shalom refers to a way of life in which justice, peace, goodness, rightness, and flourishing abound for all people. This is life as God intends it to be, in which everyone lives in harmony with God and with their neighbors.

Jesus came to bring and restore us to peace with God (John 16:33; Romans 5:1). And now we are invited to be peacemakers together with Jesus. Just as he is the Son of God, so we become children of God as we join in his mission of peacemaking.

Shalom-making involves everything we do—in our work and play, in the way we handle our finances, in all our relationships with family, friends, and neighbors. Shalom guides us to build unity across racial differences, break down barriers that keep people in poverty, call for legislation that helps life to flourish, and point to God’s way of living that brings full life for all, including care for God’s creation.

Christian worship often closes with a blessing of peace on the people who are gathered, so that they may go out to share God’s peace with others: 

“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.”(Numbers 6:24-26)