When someone says that they want peace, what comes to mind? Maybe the absence of conflict? Possibly inner tranquility? And for any parent with young children, the word “quiet” needs to be in there. Having peace is usually seen as a release—a release from worries, stressors, and conflict. But how do you get to that point? Is it something you just feel? And how does peace come into a situation? While peace today is often seen as an absence of conflict, the biblical portrait of peace is all about wholeness and restoration. As a people of peace, we have the opportunity to not just experience peace but release peace into chaotic situations.