We read in Isaiah:
“The wolf
will live with the lamb,
The leopard
shall lie down with the kid,the calf and
the lion and fatling together,
And a little
child shall lead them.”
There seems
to be a longing deep within the human heart for universal peace. But until Christ
comes again to establish the Kingdom of God on earth, it will not be. But until
then, He offers his followers internal peace that passes all human
understanding (see Philippians 4. 6-7). That peace has a transforming quality
that can change even devilish people in into saints. History is replete with examples.
On the other
hand, the absence of Christ’s peace can turn gentle souls into cynical, stone-hearted people. The world’s cruelty can sear individual and even collective human
conscience. We see this in such things
as abortion, child and elder abuse, euthanasia, assisted suicide and
pornography.
And yet in
the midst of human violence Christ offers his peace to all who come to know
Him. This peace that passes human understanding was made evident to me in that
even in the storms of life and the terrors of degenerative disability, I found
peace.
The darker my physical reality became, the more evident the light of
Christ became. There were times when my disease threatened to
engulf me; my prayerful cries were met with a deep peace overtaking the fear. I
can not explain it logically. The inaudible but real message of assurance “Be
not afraid, I am with you” descended upon me to over-take the raging flames of a terrible disease.
There is
nothing that can happen to me in this world that can rob me of the eternal hope
that is within me. - Mark
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