Peace is a gift.
During the next week we will discover the potential and possibilities of peace.
We will look at obstacles to peace and discover how to begin experiencing more
of God’s peace in our lives.
God Says
I have told you all this so that you may
have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take
heart, because I have overcome the world. –John 16:33
Something to Think About
Jesus never
claims the world is going to be easy. He even says it is going to be difficult at
times. He then declares he has overcome the world and because He has overcome
the world we can overcome the world too. One of the first steps we take is
accepting God’s peace.
Individual or Family Activity
Identify some
areas that are making peace difficult in your lives. Write them on a sheet of
paper. Make a commitment to dealing with these issues this week.
Individual or Family Prayer
Dear God -
In places like
Somalia and Sudan – Connecticut and Korea
Bullets fly -
Children die - Parents cry
Give us Your peace
Broken hearts
Lives too short
Fear of life and
fear of death
Give us Your peace
Tears fall down
our cheeks like rain from the sky
Knots in our
stomach and sleepless nights
Worries about
tomorrow compete for space in our mind with regrets from the past
Give us Your peace
Restlessness,
impatience, annoyances, intolerance, frustration, and anger
They fill our
lives like melted snow floods a fragile river
Give us Your peace
Prince of Peace –
Take our burdens and give us rest.
Wonderful
Counselor – Show us the way to peace.
Through the
deepest valleys
In the darkest
places
During the times
we are completely alone
Show us the way to peace
Peace with You
Peace with others
Peace with the
world
And peace with
ourselves
Give us Your peace
Dysfunction,
dismay, and despair – They exist in the world.
But you have
overcome the world
Help us to be
overcomers who embrace Your peace
We give you our
fears
We offer you our
failures
Our hearts are no
longer troubled because of Your peace
You are God and Your
peace surpasses all understanding
Guard our hearts
and our minds
Teach us Your
presence is greater than our struggles
Give us Your peace
Amen.
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