
Peace Is the Presence of God
I spent a lot of time praying the pain would leave. I wondered if I would ever smile again…
In 1978, author Loren Eiseley published an essay called “The Star Thrower.” It recounts a beach walk by a narrator...
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Learn MorePeace in the world and peace in your heart are part of the same yearning for wholeness, connection, and calm. Pursue peace every day, and your life will be all the richer for your effort.

I spent a lot of time praying the pain would leave. I wondered if I would ever smile again…



The heavenly messenger reassured her that no matter what happens, God is in control.

They may not be the lion and lamb, but the lesson is the same.

She was fearful as she awaited her cancer surgery, but a woman kneeling at her feet reassured her that all would be well.

She planned this family campout to get away from it all. But she brought all her anxieties along.

Her mother was so happy to see her own mother, father and grandparents who had gone to heaven before her.

Draw willpower and strength from the Bible.

She’d always leaned on her faith. But when it came to her drug-addicted son, that didn’t feel like enough

When we pray for peace, it’s always been for countries and politicians and wars, but I imagine a new prayer for peace that includes the animals.

“I can’t tell you how beautiful it is here,” he said as he was close to death.
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