Peace is one of the most treasured commodities for any society.  For many, many years’ people have prayed, died and lived for peace. Jesus often spoke of the idea of peace.  Yet, it was a little different than how we think of peace today.  Today, we think of peace as military safety.  Or, we think of it as financial security.  Sometimes, we even feel like we have peace when the home security alarm is working well and the stock market is soaring.  This was not the kind of peace Jesus spoke of.  Jesus spoke of a peace that transcends the physical.  He spoke of a kind of tranquility that regardless of whether or not we were at war, financially broke, or even our lives were at stake would allow us to overcome and be victorious.  To His disciples Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).  How does one have this kind of peace?

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