Nancy DeMasse-Walgamuth was researching the topic Serenity and came across an online ad.

Here's what that ad said, the Serenity pill.

Real-time mood management.

Do you have mood swings?

Need a more positive outlook on life.

Are you stressed or nervous?

Does PMS or menopause get you down?

Do you have unexplainable outbursts? Are you sad or unhappy?

We can help. Nothing helps like serenity.

Serenity in a box, right?

Oh, but that advertisement, she says, is bound to disappoint.

Anywhere you look for serenity apart from Christ, you will find it to be elusive.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy De Moss Walgamuth, author of Choosing Gratitude for Monday, March 11th.

I'm Danaagresh.

For focusing on Jesus in these weeks leading up to Good Friday and

Resurrection Sunday. Nancy's continuing in the series

incomparable and today we'll study another important attribute of Christ.

Serenity.

It's not a word that you often hear today, is it?

We rarely hear someone described as serene.

And that word serene or serenity

certainly doesn't describe the era in which we live.

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