That’s how one of Francis M song goes. Google him if you only know his son Elmo 
What is peace? Is it the freedom from any disturbance? A world with no war or bashing. Pure tranquility. Is that peace?
Allow me to use this odd scene from Isaiah 11 from today's reading to describe peace.
“... the wolf shall be a guest of the lamb, & the leopard shall lie down with the kid; the calf & the young lion shall browse together, with a little child to guide them. The cow & the bear shall be neighbors, together their young shall rest; the lion shall eat hay like the ox. The baby shall play by the cobra’s den, & the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair. There shall be no harm or ruin on all my holy mountain” - Isaiah 11:6-0
Wow! That’s such an un-imaginable scene! The predators & their prey lying down together. The baby playing in the snake’s lair. The wolf is the guest of the lamb. I say again, wow!
A world of peace means no oppressors & oppressed. Because each one is concern more about others than their personal needs. That's the start of peace. When one thinks less of what one wants. When we take an effort to kill our own desires because it will harm others.
How can we achieve this? By LETTING JESUS REIGN IN OUR LIVES.
Isaiah describes Jesus as the root of Jesse & preaches that "On that day, the root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the nations, the Gentiles shall seek out, for his dwelling shall be glorious” - Isaiah 11:10
The day that Jesus reigns over all the nations is the day we achieve TRUE PEACE. That starts with you. This season of Advent, may we prepare our hearts & minds for Him.
Have a blessed 1st week of ADVENT! - alvinfabella@yahoo.com
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