Peace is the selfless, self-giving, self-losing, self-forgetting, self-sacrificing love of God in repose despite all the adverse reverses of life. It is love standing, serene, strong, and stable despite every insult, every antagonism, every hate. Peace in the spirit and soul of persons so imbued with the presence of God’s Gracious Spirit that they are not easily provoked. — W. Phillip Keller, A Gardener Looks at the Fruits of the Spirit, 1979
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. For he has humbled the inhabitants of the height, the lofty city. He lays it low, lays it low to the ground, casts it to the dust.
Isaiah 26:3-5 (ESV)
The following song was released on my second album. This scripture continually instructs and encourages me to enter the presence of God.
It’s the quiet time of evening
The twilight of a long day
It’s the sound of rushing water
Or kind words we choose to say
It’s a peace that passes all understanding
It’s joy that’s made complete
Rejoicing of a life that’s made eternal
Oh, it’s the light, the very light in me
Chorus
It is life and it is love
It is all I’ve ever hoped for and everything I want
It is time and it is truth
It is peace made perfect, whose mind is stayed on You
Stayed on You
It’s the calm of the morning
Or the touch of a lover’s hand
It’s a song sung at midday
Or the trust of a real good friend
It’s when tears wash away our sorrow
Or the mending of a heart that was torn
It is God who gives us hope for our tomorrow
So we can live and die a little more
Repeat Chorus