Gifting Peace {Day 29}

A Friend who offers truth, packaged in grace, gifts me with peace.

He gifted me that exotic pleasure.

Peace.

"I am leaving you with a gift-- peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid." John 14:27 (NLT)

Undeserved respite.

Amen.

Peace {Day 24}

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I wish that I knew a magic formula.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to fall into the arms of Peace.
I don't.

But somewhere, in the midst of unrest and throughout a barrage of stress, worry and fear that life throws at us to determine just how nimble our faith is...

There it lies.

Peace.

Tangled hair with a silky blanket halo.

Determined and focused, a momentary interruption and a wink from across the room.

Ivory screen with ebony words encouraging and honest and perfect.

Strong arms embracing a blemished soul.

Red letters that adhere to my heart.


...and Peace overwhelms my living, breathing, everyday world. A cloister in the eye of frenetic days.

He is. I am.

At Peace.