PBPC Advent Devotional, Week 2 - Tuesday
Week Two – Peace
Tuesday
Isaiah 11:6-9
6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
and the leopard lie down with the kid,
And the calf and the lion shall feed together,
a little lad leading them.
7 And the cow and the bear shall graze,
together their young shall lie;
and the lion like cattle eat hay.
8 And an infant shall play by a viper's the hole,
and on an adder's den the babe put its hand.
9 They shall do no evil nor act ruinously
on all My holy mountain.
For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
(translation by Robert Alter)
Biblical peace is not just the cessation of human conflicts and wars. It is the reconciliation of all creation. It is so safe a defenseless child can walk in its midst. Have you ever seen a surprising display of peace?
Daily Practice
Take a short stroll today or look out your window at your neighborhood activity. Imagine all the potential threats you might encounter, from physical attack to animal attack to a fall to a virus infection to a traffic accident to whatever else you can conceive. In your mind, pray and hand each of those over to Jesus for him to reconcile. Receive his healing reconciliation into creation; receive his peace and flourishing.