When most people talk about peace, they usually mean the absence of conflict. The absence of stress. The absence of noise. Peace becomes the quiet moment after the kids are in bed or the rare evening when the calendar is clear. But biblical peace is something much deeper. It is not simply the absence of noise or conflict. It is God making whole or putting together something that has been broken.

Jesus is sharing words to comfort His disciples just before He is arrested and led to the cross. The peace offered through Jesus is access t

Continuing, Paul talks about how we who are of Christ are "children of the day" (5:5). The world moves along around us. However, the light o