The word Jesus would have used for peace is the Hebrew word shalom. Shalom is an important word in the Bible, and is not completely accurate to translate it simply as "peace". For many of us, we understand peace to be the absence of conflict. We talk about peace in the home or in the world or giving peace a chance. But the Hebraic understanding of shalom is far more than just the absence of conflict or strife. Shalom is the presence of the goodness of God. It's the presence of wholeness, completeness. God's desire is for us to live in harmony with him - body, soul, mind, emotions - every inch of our being.
Rob Bell from the Velvet Elvis.
I challenge all of you to really meditate on what God's peace means to you.
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