Peace Be with You

I hope you had a nice Easter weekend.  I had such a sweet presence of the Lord with me on Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Resurrection Sunday.  I wasn't feeling well, so it forced me to slow down.  I took that as an opportunity to reflect on each of these special days - reading through the verses of what had taken place on each day.

It struck me that the first words Jesus spoke to His disciples after His resurrection were "Peace be with you!"  He knew the turmoil in their hearts, and He spoke these healing words to calm and reassure them.  Simple, but so very profound.

I was carrying some heavy things on my heart.  As I read the passage of how Jesus spoke to His disciples, I sensed Him saying the same thing to me - "Peace be with you!"  He knew I needed that comfort and assurance.

I wrote recently about the peace that has carried me through all the tumultuous years.  I couldn't have made it without that peace.  And here, once again, God ministered His sweet peace to my heart.  He knew I needed a fresh measure of it - physically, emotionally, spiritually.  His precious peace - what a gift!

"On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you!' "  John 20:19