Colossians 3:15 ESV
'Peace on the earth, good will to men,
from Heaven's all-gracious King':
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing.*
"Peace of God" is often challenged by a world full of anxieties and chaos, doubts and uncertainties, but there is an inner peace the soul knows when faith in Christ leads one to "peace with God." Perfect peace is a gift God gives to the faithful ones who trust in Him.
When peace shall over all the earth
It's ancient splendor fling,
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing.*
"Peace on earth" is the promise of His everlasting peace which is still to come. For now, each of us is called to embrace peace offered by the Author of peace, measured by the Prince of peace, and revealed by the Spirit. During this Holy season, let the Prince of Peace be born again in us. May Christ's peace be the ornament that decorates our hearts at Christmas and throughout the coming year. ~dho
* lyrics to "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" written by Edmund Sears, 1849
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