I started wrestling with the topic of Peace at the beginning of the week. Knowing Peace was what I was supposed to write about this week and fitting with this Sunday as it is the first Sunday of Advent. That evening I received a difficult text from a beloved friend. Medical tests for one of their dear family members came back with positive markers for health issues no one wants...
As they wrestle with the unknowns and the horrendous wait to know more, I am supposed to write about peace?
Won't it sound trite?
Will they feel judged if they are struggling to find peace?
How do you find peace in the midst of such turmoil? Is it possible?
How dare I talk about peace?!?
In the Christmas season, peace is so relevant. God sent his Son to reconcile us to God and bring peace. In paying the price for our sin, our faith in Jesus brings us into peace with God.
We live in a world of chaos, wars, rumors of wars. Today, more people enslaved than ever before. Astounding inequity between those who have and have not. Horrible acts of violence occur.
How can we experience peace in the midst of the pain, suffering, and uncertainty?
I feel at a loss.
Are you seeking peace?
Is your mind burdened, wrestless, unfocused?
Could your choices be keeping you from peace?
Are you seeking unity with those around you?
The peace we find in God is incomparable and indescribable to anything else. Similar to joy, it can transcend circumstances. It comes from the Lord and is the fruit of a life lived according to God's best for us. We are called to live in peace with one another as the family of God. Peace is the result of obeying God and loving others as ourselves.
My prayer for you this Christmas Season,
and always
and always
no matter your circumstance:
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