“You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with
yourself.”
~ Mitch Albom, The
Five People You Meet in Heaven
Have you ever seen
someone who just could not keep their focus? Every five minutes they move on to another subject,
constantly thinking of the next item on the agenda. This could be a little frustrating
to those surrounding them, anxious for them to sit down and complete
something. But how can they if
their minds are fragmented, divided, and overwhelmed by the many details, and lack
the attention to proceed.
But what if it is
us? The discord in our minds
so distracting that we are not sure if we can finish. How can we even move
forward in any conceivable way when are struggling to make sense of the space
we are in? How can we continue our
journey when the direction is unclear? We do so by returning to the peace
within ourselves.
During the Advent
season, we celebrate observing Peace on Earth, but we have to know how to
achieve it. We obtain it
spiritually by taking time out to pray and listen for God’s response. We obtain it mentally when we organize
our priorities and work, little by little, to make them settle. We obtain peace emotionally when we
consider our feelings an investment and only use that sentimental currency for those
things that will bring a positive profit in your life.
In Ephesians 4:3, Paul writes that we should be “Eager to
maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” We can only be on one accord once we
have found what, within ourselves, brings us peace and work toward maintaining
it at every turn. This peace will
encourage us to fellowship as persons actively seeking to be whole in Christ.
Consider letting the peace from within grow, grow and grow
until it spill over into unifying fellowship with all we meet, see, hear and
touch.
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