Heavenly Father, thank you so much for being here with us today. I pray we will have a great time together and ask that we grow deeper in relationship with you and with each other. Lord, we know we can’t and shouldn’t try to make it through this world on our own, we desperately need you and rely on you. God, we have a variety of conflicts we are facing. Some of our conflicts are intense, while other conflicts are more day to day irritations. Thank you for sending your son, Jesus, the Prince of Peace, to dwell in us. Thank you because truly that is the only way we can be peacemakers. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 

Now, let's turn our Bibles to Matthew 5.