One More For JC

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27) So apparently the world can completely change overnight - I just wish it wasn’t because of fears over a virus.  As stadiums clear and shelves go bare, anxieties and tensions build by the day.  But as the world around me seems to be collapsing, I have peace.  It’s not because of my strength, but because of my faith.  Even in the darkest times, I carry the promise of Jesus: “And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20).  Thankfully He didn’t finish His parting words to us with something like “I am with you always, except during crises like Covid-19.”  No, I can be confident He is bigger than this, and so my feet stand secure: “And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it ...