Peace is Wonderful

When I was a boy, my maternal grandfather frequently uttered the phrase: "peace is wonderful", as chaos reigned around him.  In my own family, we use the saying to this day.  It is only now as my years advance toward the age of my grandfather when I first remember him, that the wisdom of his idiom becomes more apparent.

Peace is full of wonder.  Peace is full of delight and pleasure.  Peace is full of marvel and mystery.  From the Biblical tradition (Old Testament and New), we know that the phrase, "peace be with you" was commonly used as a greeting or blessing upon entering a home.  And, in Paul's letter to the Philippians, he asserts that: "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds".  

Light-bulb!  Now, I get what my grandfather was saying.  Peace, which is beyond comprehension (or, full of wonder) shall guard us--if only we would allow it.  Imagine what would be possible if we lived each and every moment of our lives in that state of consciousness.

Peace.