shan

shan

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Peace

Greetings from my office- the back seat of our Honda Accord, parked securely behind closed garage doors. It's a place where I can find the peace, and quiet I crave. But even now if I strain my ears and listen intently, I can hear the muffled conversation happening in my kitchen, just beyond these walls. This is the audible evidence that my chosen sanctuary isn't exactly failproof. Still, it is the better of my options in the hunt for tranquility.

It made me wonder about you. Where are you finding peace these days? I know very well peace isn't a location. It is a person. Jesus. Here in my car, with the remains of a little Debbie's Raisin Cake scattered conspicuously across my sweatshirt, He is my peace. There in my house with a little one who believes that Saturday TV binges are an American child's first amendment right, He is my peace. It doesn't matter that her sister and dad are in the adjacent room working on a critical, legal document in volumes that competes with the tv. It doesn't matter that I have 3 writing deadlines, dishes and laundry piled high, a workout not done, and a mind not to do it, He is my peace. It doesn’t matter that COVID-19 has brought the greatest country in the world to its knees, and its economy- the trust of nations- to the brink of ruins, He is my peace. My soul is well. Better than well. Untouchable.

What matters more is, He can be your peace too. He is not exclusive to me. He is for you, or anyone willing to try Him. Perhaps you have a peace that gets you by. Is it enough? Can you trust it? I have found no greater sanctuary than Jesus. He is always there. If today you are struggling to find peace, now is a great time to seek and find it in Him. Pray earnestly that He would reveal Himself to you. And if you are looking for something to read, His book is great. It is enlightening, entertaining, and filled with words and messages of peace and hope. So unlike my garage. I appreciate this space of solitude, but I just thought I’d share with you where I find my true source of peace. Jesus. Nothing, and no-one else compares.