[John 14:25-31] Peace

[John 14:25-31] Peace

“Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you.”[27a]

The Greek word translated into ‘peace’, can also mean ‘calmness’ or ‘tranquility’. In Paul’s letters, peace is often paired with Grace. ‘Grace and peace’ is a phrase used frequently as greetings or farewells in his letters.

Jesus promised us peace, peace that the world cannot have, peace that the world cannot understand.

And the more I meditate on the word ‘peace’, the more I think that this word is referring to a communal peace instead of an individual peace. A peace of unity.

“On that day you will realise that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.” [20] The ‘you’ used in this passage is actually in the plural form. Peace is knowing that Jesus lives within us. Worry and fear only come when we forget that Jesus lives within us.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” [Matthew 5:9]. Jesus already called his disciples his children.

Grace may be received personally, but peace is received as a community.