Peace

Peace “Who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except for our God?” (2 Samuel 22:32) In late August, Christian church ministry teams make many phone calls and home visits. Our pastor calls everyone in the church directory and invites them to the fall programs. With the help of his team, there will be home meetings, coffee shop visits around the city, and often just messages on answering machines saying that we care. It is a time of invitation to lead people back to the Rock of Stability and Peace. For families, school is about to start. The fall activities are about to begin, the summer slowdown, and the vacations are over. Empty nesters are looking at the leaves turning and thinking about winter, and warm weather travels, and the holidays. For the most part, the human race is kicking into high gear- back to being too busy. In many cases, it means not being at Peace. In the next few months, we may find ourselves in complicated situations and need to be reminded not to leave the Rock, our Lord, behind as we move forward into these exciting times. It is time to accept the invitations from our ministry teams and keep the Lord in our everyday lives. We need to keep Him in our lives to maintain our tranquility and keep us on an even keel. Thought for Today: Let’s look at our calendars and schedule a few minutes with our Lord, a few minutes for meditation, and a few minutes to give thanks. And a few minutes for ourselves. Let’s do this so that we will be at Peace and be better able to help others. Prayer for Today: Dear Lord, let’s be calm and relaxed, patient and observing, caring and loving as we deal with others. Let us shine your light so others will recognize we are at Peace. Amen