But we are finally learning that all our material wealth and comfort do not answer the deepest cries of our souls. We still feel empty. God offers to fill us with his peace. The peace he offers will surpass all our understanding. It is not something we can attain by reason.
Peace is pure gift.
It is spiritual, not material. Peace comes when we spend ourselves for the Kingdom, not when we grasp for security or comfort or our own way of life. Peace comes from living by the way of the cross and setting our minds on things of heaven because we are first citizens of heaven, not on things of earth. Peace is the result of belonging to the Lord. Our citizenship papers are in the Kingdom of God.