This week comes to an end with this piece from King.
Admitting the weighty problems and staggering disappointments, Christianity affirms that God is able to give us the power to meet them. He is able to give us the inner equilibrium to stand tall amid the trials and burdens of life. He is able to provide inner peace amid outer storms. This inner stability of the man of faith is Christ's chief legacy to his disciples. He offers neither material resources nor a magical formula that exempts us from suffering and persecution, but he brings an imperishable gift: "Peace I leave with thee." This is that peace which passes all understanding.
It is within the embrace of this gift that we are able step out into this world in the way of Jesus. This inner peace is not merely to keep us safely tucked away in a corner away from the realities of the day that long for the living presence of the Christ. Rather, it is this inner equilibrium that give us the ability to walk down that way for we know that whatever may come, (lions and tigers and bears) we have written on our hearts this claim that God has made on each of us. A claim that gives us a place to rest and a promise on which we can walk in the light of the Reign of God even when there is trouble brewing around us.
Connection: So...during this day...within in the ordinary moments...when you may only be glimpsing at something passing by you, be reminded of this peace that is ours. Then...go forward. Look for those reminders everywhere and at all times.
You are the foundation upon which we can rest our lives, O God. From that rest, we may take trips within the fullness of your Reign as it breaks into this day. Be our guide and our strength. Amen.
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