PEACE

     I leave you peace; my peace I give you.  I do not give it to you as the world does.  So don't let your hearts be troubled or afraid.      John 14:27

This is great, right?  But, what does it mean to me?

Have you ever heard the saying:  "I know that I know, that I know."?   It's that inner knowledge that is somehow a part of you.  That's what I think this is about.  Call it what you will, but like right here, I can't in words of today explain God's peace.  However, it's tangible.

Do I ever say, "Hold on a minute!  I just lost someone I love!  Where is there peace in that?"
Yes, but somehow God calms me in the middle of my grief.

Example:  When my son died 9 years ago, someone in the seat next to me on the plane comforted me.
He was reading a book I asked about.  It was hard to make conversation right then.  But, God was prompting me to speak.

It turned out to be something that brought me peace.  The man was reading "The Prayers of Jabez."
He encouraged me to read it, and later, I did.  However, our conversation led to his sharing about his son's death many years before in an accident.

In the middle of it, I said to him, "do you know God put you here on this plane, next to me, to comfort me and give me peace?   He felt it also.  And, to this day I thank God for that, and for that angel in the next seat who shared his faith with me.  I felt God there calming me and helping me have peace about something awful in my life.  It gave me the words to comfort my family, also.

Perhaps that is what God's peace is about after all is said and done.  

Peace to you all.  Carol