The ultimate peace

I leave you peace, I give you my peace. I do not give it to you as the world gives. May your heart not be troubled and be frightened. John 14.27

Jesus said : "Blessed are the peacemakers : they will be called children of God." Where does the restoration of peace begin ? How can we become peacemakers ? Can peace be discovered in ourselves ? Freud told us that peace is only a mental attitude. Eliminate our phobias, our neuroses and "bingo !" - we will have the coveted peace we long for. I respect psychiatry for what she can do. Undoubtedly, it helped a lot. But it is certainly not satisfactory as a substitute for peace that can only come from God. If psychiatry excludes God, we will eventually see psychiatrists heal each other. There can be no peace until we find peace with God. The Bible says : "He is our peace."

Prayer of the day

The balm of your peace flows on my soul and I praise you humbly, Almighty God.

Billy Graham