Peace
I heard a story...years ago...that did a great job illustrating peace.
There was once an art contest, and the winner would be the artist who could best portray "peace". There were many beautiful enties: pastoral scenes with fluffy clouds and green grass; a beautiful flower garden; a sunset over a calm lake; snowcapped mountain peaks with bright blue sky behind them, to name a few. But the entry that won was unusual. It showed a big tree, being tossed by the wind on a stormy day. But in that tree was a bird's nest, and in that bird's nest was a mother and her family of little birds, safely riding out the storm in the security of their nest.
That is true peace, knowing "peace" when we are in the middle of the storms of life.
We all know that life throws many storms our way. To know true peace is to know we are safe in our Father's arms, under his wings, no matter what storm, or fire, or flood is happening in our lives.
I am thankful that my cousin is safe under the Lord's wings as he rehabilitates after his most serious accident; that my friend's son is safe in His nest as the storms of cancer treatment blow about him; that my sister and her husband are secure in His Love as they face his ALS treatment and care.
I am thankful that no matter what storms may blow into my life, my families' lives, and my friends' lives, that the Lord will keep us safe in our nests, and that we can walk with peace.
I am thankful for the peace that passes our understanding (Philippians 4:7), even in the midst of storms.
There was once an art contest, and the winner would be the artist who could best portray "peace". There were many beautiful enties: pastoral scenes with fluffy clouds and green grass; a beautiful flower garden; a sunset over a calm lake; snowcapped mountain peaks with bright blue sky behind them, to name a few. But the entry that won was unusual. It showed a big tree, being tossed by the wind on a stormy day. But in that tree was a bird's nest, and in that bird's nest was a mother and her family of little birds, safely riding out the storm in the security of their nest.
That is true peace, knowing "peace" when we are in the middle of the storms of life.
We all know that life throws many storms our way. To know true peace is to know we are safe in our Father's arms, under his wings, no matter what storm, or fire, or flood is happening in our lives.
I am thankful that my cousin is safe under the Lord's wings as he rehabilitates after his most serious accident; that my friend's son is safe in His nest as the storms of cancer treatment blow about him; that my sister and her husband are secure in His Love as they face his ALS treatment and care.
I am thankful that no matter what storms may blow into my life, my families' lives, and my friends' lives, that the Lord will keep us safe in our nests, and that we can walk with peace.
I am thankful for the peace that passes our understanding (Philippians 4:7), even in the midst of storms.
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