“I’m so used to being tense that when I’m calm, I get nervous.” – anonymous There was a time in my life that statement defined me. While I talked about peace and longed for peace, peace eluded me. Yet, peace is the inheritance of every child of God. Jesus Himself willed it to us before He went to the cross. It’s right there in the fourteenth chapter of John. “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart b

Patience. In our fast food, microwave, instant world, patience is a virtue that seems to have lost its value. People don’t want it now; they want it yesterday – whatever IT is. We speed just to be speeding. We rush, because rushing has become our habit. Waiting is out of style, and most people don’t mind letting you know. That’s why the first line of Psalm 40 caused me to catch my breath, to pause. “I waited patiently for the Lord;” Whoa. That is not a 21st century se