The 2024 Season of Peace Devotional is a devotional guide written by Peacemaking Associate Andrew J. Peterson featuring individuals whose lives can serve as a source of inspiration and encouragement in the four weeks leading up to World Communion Sunday (Oct. 6).
The free and downloadable publication, “A Path of Peace: 2024 Devotional Guide for a Season of Peace,” features 29 Presbyterians who’ve displayed uncommon dedication to making a difference in the world around them.
The list includes the Rev. Joseph Metz Rollins, a preacher and activist during the Civil Rights Movement; Vera and Darius Swann, a couple who were instrumental in the integration of schools in Charlotte, North Carolina; Maggie Kuhn, who founded the Gray Panthers to assert the rights of older people; Maria Fearing, a teacher and former slave who did mission work in Africa; and the Rev. Peggy Howland, who advocated against racism, sexism and “gun totin.’”
Each entry offers a vignette of a Presbyterian who contributed to the civic and spiritual well-being of our church and world and made a significant impact on the common good here or abroad.