The word for today is PEACE.
In a world of chaos, dear Lord,
Let there be peace on earth.
Let me be an instrument of that peace.
We may not be able to control
What everyone else on earth does,
But we can control what we do.
Are you determined to be a peacemaker?
I want to be a peacemaker.
In spite of the chaos in this world,
I want to make peace where I am.
That may be all I can control.
And I can pray to our Father in Heaven,
“Let there be peace on earth!
Place the message of peace
In the hearts of today’s rulers.”
“Lord. I know you have overcome the world.
I know you also have given man free will.
Lord, place common sense and compassion
In the wills of those who are waging war!
Let there be peace on earth!!
And help me find peace in my little corner of it!”
As St. Francis of Assisi prayed,
“Make me a Channel of Your Peace.”
I love Susan Boyle’s voice singing that prayer.
Take a minute to listen to it… and internalize it!
To find peace in my place in the world,
I may have to turn off some of the news.
I MAY HAVE TO SHARPEN MY SENSE OF HUMOR,
And pass some chuckles on to my friends!
Just once,
I want a username and password prompt
to say
CLOSE ENOUGH.
I may have to find reasons to laugh
In spite of the sadness and devastation.
I may have to look for reasons to laugh,
Reasons to pass along a sense of optimism.
I want to be a realistic optimist!
The pessimist complains about the wind
The optimist expects the wind to change
The realist adjust his sails
Love to you,
Jan Beek
What will you do today to add peace
to your little corner of the world?
I am looking for the peace
of editing this post
and getting rid of the
oversized font!
What’s happening??
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Then you will experience God’s peace,
which exceeds anything we can understand.
Comments on: "Let There Be Peace" (18)
I pray for God’s intervention in this broken and chaotic world of violence and senseless killing and commit to bringing peace wherever I can. Thank you Jan!
Thank you very much, “Someone!”
Dear Jan… Loved your peace prayer and the love and laughter and joy you always share from your heart dear Jan…
Love and Blessings for your big BIG heart Jan xx <3 xx Thank you xx
Thank you so much, dear Sue. Have a peace-filled weekend! I send my love your way. <3
I felt that love dear Jan .. you too xx 😘 ❤️
Amen!!!
Thank you, Charlotte.
A round plea for peace
sound, of course
Thank you very much, Derrick. We all need to make that sound plea!!
Indeed let there the people feel peace within and surely we will bring in peace around us❤️ much love to you jan x
Thank you, Barbara. Have a peace-filled weekend ❤️✌🏽
Great reminder that God’s peace is with us and in us and a prayer away….very much within reach at all times. Praying gives me peace.
Have a peace-filled weekend ✌🏽Gotcha in my prayers, Sue 🙏🏽❤️
Thank you, wishing you peace and blessings!
Thank you so much! Have a peace-filled day!
Jan, I appreciate your encouragement for each of us to share peace with the world around us. It may only be down the street where we live, in the grocery store, or driving with freeway traffic. In all instances, we can add a bit of our positivity back to others.
You bet! Your positivity doubles mine … and as we encourage others the love multiplies. We do what we can, right? God blless you, Richard! ❤️🙏🏽