Deep Peace

~~~ Acts of the Apostles 14:19-28 ~~~ Psalm 145 ~~~ 

~~~ John 14:27-31A ~~~

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.

Not as the world gives do I give it to you.

Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.

In today's world the only peace we can rely 

on is the peace from Jesus.

We are all searching for peace...we long for peace.

The peace that we find is often temporary.

The peace that we long for is illusive.

There are ways in which we attempt

 to create an environment conducive to peace.

I think we would all agree that when we are

 at peace we are also in a positive environment.

It is essential that we find a way to create

 peace in some form at home.

We need a space where we can escape the chaos of the world.

We need a way to disconnect from the rat race world.

...my peace I give to you.

The peace we are given from Jesus

 is internal peace of heart and soul.

The peace from Jesus is 

experienced from the inside out.

The peace from Jesus runs deep within.

The peace from Jesus gives us hope 

in the promise to be united in the kingdom of heaven.

All tears...all hardships...all suffering

will be no more with the peace of the Lord.

Peace from Jesus is better than any peace 

we can create for ourselves.

Whatever peace we can achieve here 

is just a snapshot of true peace.

The Peace from Jesus

 is the uppercase P.

The peace we create

 is the lowercase p.

Each time we can experience peace

 in our life is a glimpse of the deeper peace.

The deeper peace from Jesus is waiting

 for us in heaven.

When we get to heaven 

the peace we long for will be the norm.

When we get to heaven there will be no anxiety

 that we will lose our peace.

When we get to heaven

 peace will be even better than any

 peace we might hope for today.

Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.

We are Blessed with Peace that only

 Jesus can give to us.

Until we reach heaven 

this peace comes in small servings.

The promise of Peace is for all people

 in all times.

~~~PEACE~~~