Peace

My computer crashed a few weeks back so I am now using another computer upstairs and it is super slow... I have been tempted to just throw it out the window but then I thought: how would my son do his school?  Anyway, hope to have a new one soon so I can blog a little more.  I did want to share something from my devotion this week. It was a total blessing to me and hope it blesses you too!

"Taste and see that I am good. The more intimately you experience Me, the more convinced you become of My goodness. I am the Living One who sees you and longs to participate in your life. I am training you to find Me in each moment and to be a channel of My loving Presence. Sometimes My blessings come to you in mysterious ways: through pain and trouble. At such times you can know My goodness only through your trust in Me. Understanding will fail you, but trust will keep you close to Me.

Thank Me for the gift of My Peace, a gift of such immense proportions that you cannot fathom its depth or breadth. When I appeared to My disciples after the resurrection, it was Peace that I communicated first of all. I knew this was their deepest need: to calm their fears and clear their minds. I also speak Peace to you, for I know your anxious thoughts. Listen to Me! Tune out other voices, so that you can hear Me more clearly. I designed you to dwell in Peace all day, every day. Draw near to Me; receive My Peace."

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
—Psalm 34:8

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”
John 20:19

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.