{"id":2064,"date":"2019-05-14T13:04:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T18:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=2064"},"modified":"2019-05-14T13:04:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T18:04:37","slug":"perfect-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2019\/05\/14\/perfect-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s also a time of chaos for many, between the end of the school year, graduations, and the beginning of wedding season. In this time, it seems appropriate to take a moment to remember how to find peace in the midst of all the chaos, anxiety, and turmoil of life.<\/p>\n

\"finding<\/p>\n

Andrew and I were the first of our friends to have a baby, and as all new parents know, that first little one goes with you everywhere. When Michael was first born we were going to a lot of weddings, and so Michael attended his first nuptials when he was just 2 months old.\u00a0 Afterwards at the reception we stuck him in his carrier and put him up on a table next to the dance floor so we could keep a close eye on him.\u00a0 Michael sucked on his pacy and slept while we twisted\u00a0 to \u201cPink Cadillac,\u201d\u00a0 shagged to \u201cSweet Home Alabama\u201d and slow danced to \u201cEndless Love. \u201d He was conked out for hours.<\/p>\n

Noise is Just Noise<\/b><\/p>\n

How did he do that?\u00a0 Why didn\u2019t all that noise wake him up?\u00a0 Why wasn\u2019t he afraid?<\/p>\n

He was fed. Warm. Safe. He already knew from past experience that if he cried\u2013or even so much as stirred\u2013there would be many hands to soothe and care for him.<\/p>\n

The noise was just noise.\u00a0 He tuned it out.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Peace<\/strong><\/p>\n

God gives us that kind of peace, a peace that comes from knowing that he is right there, protecting us and taking care of us.\u00a0 It is a peace that has nothing to do with the noise of life. It is an inner calm, a knowing, that He is with us\u2014within us\u2014and He loves us.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

We don\u2019t understand this. We can\u2019t. We must just accept it. And know that when we become aware of the din, or of our need, he is right there.\u00a0\u00a0We are safe.\u00a0 We are loved.\u00a0 That is all we need to know.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"finding<\/p>\n

God\u2019s peace has nothing to do with our circumstances, and everything to do with His presence.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"God's<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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