And its leaves bring healing. And the passage closes with one of the most ancient prayers of the Christian church. Show us who you are, and where you are, and what your will is, now. When Jesus sent his friends out, he told them to wish everyone peace. Not in some ideal past or future, but now.
Today is when it happens.
The reign of God is not something which has to come. It is something which has to be realized , to be revealed . It is something of which we become aware or awake. It's a surprise , because it's been here all along, and we never knew it. Christ is in our midst, and we are just finding out.