Bring The Peace!

Have you ever noticed that during this time of year, there are just certain words that show up everywhere? One of those words is peace.

We’ve been talking about this idea of Advent, which is the season leading up to Christmas. We said that when it comes to celebrating Advent, there are a few words traditionally connected to the idea, like peace!

Even though peace is a word we probably hear a lot this time of year, what it actually means can be unclear. We think peace means that everything is fine, or that peace means that everything is going exactly the way we want it to go, or that peace means that all of our relationships are going just the way we want.

In other words, for most of us, the idea of peace is connected to our circumstances. But the thing is, if peace is just the absence of anything that makes us feel uncomfortable, then peace really isn’t a reality for a lot of us.

That can lead us to ask a big question: is peace even possible?