by Joanne Wiklund
That phrase still clings to my front door, a vinyl window cling my grandson put up there last Christmas. I can’t bring myself to take it down. I’ve been clinging to those words myself for a long time now. They go together so well. Peace is also associated with calm, which is almost foreign to me these days. So many calamities in the world. What we need sometimes is the quiet of peace.
I asked a friend of mine a question I’ve been trying to figure out. I asked her what the difference is between quiet and silence. She feels quiet is inner, silence is outer. Quiet is as we feel in our soul, silence is a lack of sound. It can be good or bad, depending on the source and duration of what is either noise or music.
What we look for sometimes is a sanctuary, defined as:
1 a place of refuge or safety: in the church. People automatically sought a sanctuary in time of trouble.
2 a nature reserve: a bird sanctuary.
3 a holy place; a temple or church• the inmost recess or holiest part of a temple or church:
Personally sometimes peace and calm only comes when we find sanctuary in our God, in a quiet place, alone with Him. He’s always there when we look for Him. Peace and joy allows us to expand our faith and move closer to Him and His son, Jesus.
Romans 5:1 “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”