Time for Peace

It was time.  Time for a change of scenery.  The past few months have had its share of disappointments, frustrations, sadness and plain exhaustion.  I am certain many of you are feeling the same way.  With all the discourse in our world today, it is hard to find a moment of peace.  I know I was missing that from my life.  Therefore, it was time.Juan and I set out to have a weekend to find peace.  We had tried to do this at home, and although we are grateful for our home, we knew we needed to leave it for a weekend.  This way, we wouldn't be pulled to find chores to do or get knee deep into work.  Where to go?  We were limited to New England, so we decided to go to the mountains and to the ocean.  Fortunate for us New Englanders, that is fairly easy for us to do.  We set our sights to Jackson, New Hampshire.  We checked in and decided to walk to the falls.  It was there, sitting on the rocks in the picture, that we knew we had found what we were looking for.  Peace.  As we sat there, thanking God for all He provides, we had realized that what we needed was peace.  We needed to put the world of today aside, just for a few days, and be re-energized by God's beauty.  As always, He didn't let us down.It was time for peace - the type of peace that only God can provide.  It is the peace that regenerates our souls.  It is the peace that fills our hearts.  It is the peace that brings hope.  The world today needs hope.  Hope moves our thoughts from despair to joy, from the past to the future.  We can try to find hope in people, places and things.  Yet, the only One who can bring us true hope is the one who overcame the world.  He brought the hope of salvation and brings us hope each day.Find a place where you can have time for peace.  Maybe it is different scenery.  Maybe it is your backyard.  Maybe it is thr mountains, the beach, or a lounge chair.  Wherever you can find some time for peace, sink into God's word and know that the world of today can be given to God.  May we ask for His help to bring hope to our lives - hope that brings peace.Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing peace to our lives, just when we need it.  Only you, God, know what we need!  We are in need of peace and hope dear Lord.  Guide us to ways where we can find this peace - peace for our souls and hope for our hearts.  Amen!!