Advent #2: Peace I give

I want what the world cannot give me. I want peace. I want less worry. I want to not have to think about 599 future what ifs. But, here we are.

Busy what if-ing.

Me and you.

What if, what if, what if…

Jesus says, Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27

As He leaves His disciples. As He gets ready to die on a cross, to leave His friends, then to return to earth just to leave them again…

“I leave you with Help. The Helper. With God the Spirit. …with peace dear friend.”

As a special mama, filled with loads of mama trauma AND mama joy, I am praying for the peace that can only come from a Father God who loves me personally and intimately. Who loves my daughter personally and intimately, despite and maybe because of every extra need.

Jesus died to give you peace. He came in a lowly manger to give me peace. He promises you are loved and not alone. His Spirit is here in the late night hours or by the hospital bed when no doctor seems to listen or care. When your friends have moved on or your family doesn’t understand. When you are begging your kid to breathe! Or to stop running in the road, or to put down the drugs… Here is the baby in the manger, who grew to God-man just die so that you and I could know Him more intimately, and fall in love that much more.

Merry Christmas! “The Weary World Rejoices!!!!”

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