Today we enter the Sunday of Peace in this sacred season of Advent—a time when we pause to reflect on the peace Christ brings into our world and into our lives.

But this isn’t a passive or complacent peace. It’s not a peace that asks nothing of us. Instead, the peace of Christ is deep, steady, and transformative. It’s a peace that invites us to grow, to mature, and to participate in God’s restoring work in the world.

So as we gather today, I want to challenge us to consider: What does true peace look like for us as Christians? And how might God be calling us to embody that peace in our actions, our relationships, and our communities?

May this be a season of growth, of stretching, and of drawing closer to the One who is our Peace.

Passage: Matthew 3:1-12 CEB