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When one flashpoint could widen into conflict, James reminds us that peace is planted early.
And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
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Retired U.S. General Mark Kimmitt warns that renewed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz could push the United States and Iran toward wider regional conflict. The warning links renewed U.S.-Iran fighting to the risk that a broader regional conflict could reignite.
A retired general’s warning about armies and shipping lanes is also a picture of how quickly human conflict can outgrow its starting point. Kimmitt’s concern is not only that attacks may happen, but that renewed U.S.-Iran fighting in the Strait of Hormuz could reignite a wider regional conflict. The tension is real: leaders must address an immediate threat without turning a contained danger into a broader war.
James calls peacemakers farmers, not forecasters. They do not control the harvest; they plant seeds of peace and trust God with what grows. That image does not settle complex security decisions, and it does not promise that restraint will prevent every war or assign blame for the next attack. It does expose a human pattern: escalation often begins with small choices, and peace often requires small choices made before the danger feels urgent.
The same reflex that can turn a dispute into a crisis can also choose de-escalation. We may not command events in the Strait of Hormuz, but we can ask what patterns of anger, suspicion, or retaliation we are feeding closer to home. Peacemaking begins when we stop treating restraint as weakness and start treating it as seed planted for righteousness.
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