Peace I leave with you;
My peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives,
Do I give to you.
Let not your hearts be troubled,
Neither let them be afraid.”
John 14,27
Yes, Christmas is here and Christ is born bringing “peace on earth, good will to men”. You enjoyed good fellowship with family and friends. It was a nice Christmas. Except – did you get into an argument with that fellow again and came away fuming? Remember your wife asked you not to discuss politics with him because his thinking, you said, was twisted. But you thought you might set him straight, and now you are fuming.
So
where’s the peace Jesus is talking about?
It starts with an apology. You apologize to him, that nut? Yes, because you’ re baptized, so have been filled with the Holy Spirit. So, in Jesus’ name, apologize (and mean it from your heart).
That is one way this Peace on earth fills us with real peace.
In Jesus’ Name
bring us peace. So ends the Christmas story.
GPD 12/26/14
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