Peace on Earth
Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day. (Helen Steiner Rice, late writer and poet)
At the birth of Jesus, the angels praised God and said, “Glory to God . . . and on earth peace.” At the triumphal entry, Jesus was greeted with similar words: “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” Three times after his resurrection Jesus greeted his disciples with “Peace be with you.” In a world that lacks peace you can be a “person of peace” by living out the Christmas message.
Jesus: “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give (John 14:27).