Peace

When Jesus says, “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you,” He is offering more than just calm feelings but Jesus is imparting Shalom. Shalom as the deep, unshakeable wholeness of God’s presence within us. In Philippians, Paul echoes that promise, urging believers to rejoice, pray, and fix their minds on what is true and good. Paul says that as we do this the peace of God, which is greater than our understanding will be actively guarding our hearts and minds in the promises of Jesus. This Shalom is not dependent on circumstances but anchored in communion with Jesus. This is the gift of a peace that steadies us when the world trembles, mends what anxiety fractures, and restores us to a right relationship with God, others, and ourselves.