“The God of peace be with you all. Amen.” Romans 15:33

Dear Jesus, I love this verse toward the end of your book of Romans. It reminds me that you are the God who brings peace to my life. Peace is the sublime assurance that everything is okay and will be okay going forward as well. You give me peace from my guilt, peace from conflict, peace from fear and peace from worry. As long as you are with me, I know everything will be okay even if at the moment it seems really bad. When I remember that you are with me everywhere and that you are guiding my story to a blessed end, I have peace that I don’t have to be big enough to fix everything. I can have impact on my situation but I don’t have to shoulder the responsibility to make everything perfect for me or others. That’s your job. The peace frees me up to love. You really are the perfect Savior of my life. Amen.

God’s peace guards the heart against a heart invasion by worry.