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John chapter 20 verse 19 on the evening of that day, the first day of the week,

the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews.

Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, peace be with you. Isn't that interesting?

Just meditating on this as I'm reading through John 20 Jesus' resurrection from the dead

his appearance to his disciples and at this moment is Jesus encounters his disciples in this way.

They're all afraid in this room. Jesus comes and stands among them at his first word.

The first word out of his mouth is peace. Peace be with you. Just thinking about

on Jesus brings peace to you and me in a world where there is so much reason for lack of peace.

And Jesus had promised this. He said in John 16, you'll have trouble in this world.

But take heart. I have overcome this world. It's going to make the connection now with John 20.

He has literally overcome death at this point. So he comes to his disciples and he says,

peace be with you. And I just know there are people listening to this right now who are walking

through a variety of things and it might just be the day to day of life that brings a lack of peace.

Or it might be some valleys that you're walking through storms that are raging around you.

Or it might be some storms that are raging around you in your life and your family and your work

and the church and the world just looking at the headlines.

I just want to encourage you. Jesus's first words to his disciples on this occasion,

having risen from the dead. He looks at them and he says, peace just hear him saying that to you today.

Oh God, I pray for your peace to flood the hearts and minds of people who are listening to this right now.

And my own I'm it's trial, trouble, turmoil, busyness, confusion, questions, longing for discernment

and decision making. God emits whatever circumstances we're walking through right now.

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