Now may the Lord of peace Himself
give me peace
at all times
and in every way.
On this Thursday of Holy Week we remember a King kneeling to wash the filthy feet of imperfect men. We remember how He broke bread and asked that we remember His body broken for our peace. Peace in our homes, our marriages, our parenting, our workplaces...peace in a world where there is no peace without Him. He gave everything for our peace.
When peace is fractured by selfishness...when we shatter the peace with angry or impatient words...when peace unravels because we forget how deeply, truly, profoundly we are loved...it's not the end of the story. He died so that when we fumble, falter, blow it...there's still hope. When we reach for the gift of the cross, grace floods in and redeems. Everything. Anything. There is nothing so great, strong, or dark that His grace cannot bring beauty out of the ashes of our despair.
When we're weary and feel like we cannot carry on...or ask for grace one more time...He kneels and washes our wandering feet, refreshing our peace.
In this weekend of holy celebrations may you discover His peace in new ways. For you and for your peace He came and lived and died. We can hardly comprehend the magnitude of His suffering and we've only begun to experience the depths of what was purchased for us.
When peace is fractured by selfishness...when we shatter the peace with angry or impatient words...when peace unravels because we forget how deeply, truly, profoundly we are loved...it's not the end of the story. He died so that when we fumble, falter, blow it...there's still hope. When we reach for the gift of the cross, grace floods in and redeems. Everything. Anything. There is nothing so great, strong, or dark that His grace cannot bring beauty out of the ashes of our despair.
When we're weary and feel like we cannot carry on...or ask for grace one more time...He kneels and washes our wandering feet, refreshing our peace.
In this weekend of holy celebrations may you discover His peace in new ways. For you and for your peace He came and lived and died. We can hardly comprehend the magnitude of His suffering and we've only begun to experience the depths of what was purchased for us.
I pray you fully embrace His grace in all of your interactions with family and friends. May you receive the gift of grace He's given and extend it to others.
For Christ himself has brought peace to us.
Ephesians 2:14a
2 Thessalonians 3:16
This post is part of a series Love in a Box
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