![]() Thou will keep us in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee. (Isaiah 26:3) There’s a story about a king who had a contest asking artists to paint the best picture of peace. Many great painters sent the king several of their best art pieces. One of the pictures among the various artwork was of a calm lake perfectly mirroring peacefully towering snow-capped mountains. Overhead was a blue clear sky with fluffy clouds. Most of the people who viewed the pictures thought that it was the best among all. Butwhenthekingannouncedthewinner, everyonewasshocked.The picture which won the prize had a mountain too but it was rugged and bare. The sky looked very angry, there was lightning. This did not look peaceful at all. But if anyone looked closely at the painting, he could see a tiny bush growing in the cracks in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. In the midst of the angry weather, the bird sat on her nest with peace. Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise or trouble. Peace means to be in the midst of all the chaos and our hearts are at peace. True peace is the state of mind, not the state of our surroundings. Dear Lord, help us to receive and embrace the peace you have already given to us, no matter what the day brings. “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus,” Philippians 4:7. GiGi❤️
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