“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him….”  Romans 15:13a

Praise be to you, Lord Jesus, King of Peace, God of Grace, Giver of Good.

You, in your wisdom have brought to us the possibility of peace, but.

have left to us the practice of partaking, implementing and enjoying it.

You invite us to dine with you at the table of peace;

if we refuse to sit down and join you by trusting you,

we, by our own choice, will live in peaceless turmoil, worry and fear.

Trust is an act of the will, based on our knowledge of God.

As it says in Psalm 86:15”... you, Lord,

are a compassionate and gracious God,

slow to anger,

abounding in love

and faithfulness.

What more do we need, just one thing: Faith.

Faith comes by hearing the Word.

So let's get into it every day,

increase our faith,

choose trust and receive

the joy and peace God wants to give us.