Peace

by Ryan Krzykowski

What comes to mind when we think of the word peace?  Maybe the absence of conflict or the end of a war.  Maybe a visual symbol, like a dove or two fingers in the air.  Whatever it is, it likely doesn’t involve bloodshed.  But today I read something that grabbed my heart:

and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,

by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

– Colossians 1:20

Jesus, through His sacrifice on the cross, has brought about peace.  The sin in the world, and in our lives, essentially were acts of war against a holy God, and that same God made the unbelievable sacrifice of taking on our humanity and giving His life for the purpose of achieving peace.  Even as I type those words, I’m painfully aware of how much I don’t understand about who God is.  But to know that His love for us inspired the sacrifice that has made peace possible is an idea worth pondering.

A world in which we can be at peace with God due to the enormity of His love for us…that’s a world I’m happy to see my new grandson come into.  There’s probably a coaching situation or concept to connect all this to — but for now I’m just so darn happy to have met my first grandbaby.  If being a grandparent is even in the ballpark of how great everyone makes it sound, then I’m in for a real treat.

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