Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.] John 14:27 The Amplified Bible
Peace I bequeath to you, My own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is My gift to you. John 14:27 The Jerusalem Bible
What do we do when troubles seem to come from every side? What do we do when our minds cannot even begin to understand? What do we do when faced with something so catastrophic or reprehensible that there is no way to get our mind around it? In our hearts is the soliloquy of one-liners that reads like a hymnal index of first lines as we seek comfort from the only One who knows the hearts and minds of mankind and yet laid His life down for us anyway.
Today, I offer encouragement from brilliant wordsmith, Gloria Gaither.
When the whirlwinds of doubt churn their way into your soul,
Take His peace.
When your world's reduced to ashes, leaving nothing firm and whole,
Take His peace.
There amidst the broken wreckage in the midnight of your day
In the apex of the stormcloud, He's the quiet place to stay.
Take His peace. Take His peace.
When your mind gropes for answers to the questions that you face,
Take His peace.
When your past comes back to haunt you and you need amazing grace,
Take His peace.
There's an answer beyond question, it's the truth for which you yearn;
There's forgiveness without merit, there's a love you needn't earn,
Take His peace. Take His peace.
When you're weary of the struggle and you need a place to rest,
Take His peace.
When you lose more than you're winning and you're failing every test
Take His peace.
There's no need to win a battle that's been fought and won before;
You can lay back in His Victory, freely share His boundless store
Take His peace. Take His peace.
Prayer:
Father,
Continuing with the words to the song You gave to the Gaithers, I pray. Gentle Shepherd, come and lead us, for we need You to help us find our way. Gentle Shepherd, come and feed us, for we need Your strength from day to day. There's no other we can turn to who can help us face another day. Gentle Shepherd, come and lead us for we need You to help us find our way. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
Peace I bequeath to you, My own peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give, this is My gift to you. John 14:27 The Jerusalem Bible
What do we do when troubles seem to come from every side? What do we do when our minds cannot even begin to understand? What do we do when faced with something so catastrophic or reprehensible that there is no way to get our mind around it? In our hearts is the soliloquy of one-liners that reads like a hymnal index of first lines as we seek comfort from the only One who knows the hearts and minds of mankind and yet laid His life down for us anyway.
Today, I offer encouragement from brilliant wordsmith, Gloria Gaither.
When the whirlwinds of doubt churn their way into your soul,
Take His peace.
When your world's reduced to ashes, leaving nothing firm and whole,
Take His peace.
There amidst the broken wreckage in the midnight of your day
In the apex of the stormcloud, He's the quiet place to stay.
Take His peace. Take His peace.
When your mind gropes for answers to the questions that you face,
Take His peace.
When your past comes back to haunt you and you need amazing grace,
Take His peace.
There's an answer beyond question, it's the truth for which you yearn;
There's forgiveness without merit, there's a love you needn't earn,
Take His peace. Take His peace.
When you're weary of the struggle and you need a place to rest,
Take His peace.
When you lose more than you're winning and you're failing every test
Take His peace.
There's no need to win a battle that's been fought and won before;
You can lay back in His Victory, freely share His boundless store
Take His peace. Take His peace.
Prayer:
Father,
Continuing with the words to the song You gave to the Gaithers, I pray. Gentle Shepherd, come and lead us, for we need You to help us find our way. Gentle Shepherd, come and feed us, for we need Your strength from day to day. There's no other we can turn to who can help us face another day. Gentle Shepherd, come and lead us for we need You to help us find our way. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
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