The price of true peace comes from the perseverance of faith in the face of spiritual distance and persecution. John's gospel inferred an answer. But the love and peace that came from God required a response that matched the gifts. As the love and peace from God were meant to be everlasting, the commitment to the One that gave the gifts should be total and unchanging. In other words, the gift and the response should share a sense of timelessness.
Eternal gifts require eternal responses.
John's gospel also inferred another insight peace and love. Both qualities do not exist in a vacuum, or stand on their own. Both required a relationship, a dependance upon another. To experience the peace and love of God, we must depend upon God. Create a space and time for peace this week.