We all want it. We all need it. Few of us, if any, have it.

Peace. The very thing Jesus offered to the disciples before his crucifixion is the very thing we all so desperately need.

Jesus said some things we all wish He hadn't. But what if those are the exact things we need to hear the most?

Often we go to Jesus seeming to reinforce what we already think rather than conform to the message He gave. But what if we made what is most important to God most important to us? What if we loved like He modeled, like He taught, like He prayed we would?

Criticized, beaten, stoned, lied about, imprisoned. Paul was a hero because he didn’t quit. Our lives are better because he wouldn’t quit. Someone’s life will be better because you didn’t either.

Nehemiah became a hero for his people, for Jerusalem, and for future generations.

He shows us that heroes choose to lead.

Nehemiah became a hero for his people, for Jerusalem, and for future generations.

He shows us that heroes choose to lead.