Be Still And Know

John 14:27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid." When Jesus spoke these words to his disciples they were just about to enter an incredibly traumatic few days. They had spent the last couple of years with Jesus and now suddenly and violently it was going to come to an end. The disciples were well aware of the power and brutality of the Roman occupying forces, and on many occasions, they would have seen criminals hanging from crosses by the side of the road. But they clearly hadn’t worked out that Jesus, their master, their Lord, their friend was soon going to be hung from one of those crosses. As Jesus prepared them for the trauma to come, he gave them the incredible gift of peace. Peace was a gift from him personally and so it was something that the world could never take away. As we pass through these days of sadness following the death of Queen Elizabeth, I believe the Lord offers us afresh his gift of p