We all search for it. We try to buy it, slide various substances down our throat to attain it and search for it in others. It can rob us of sleep and lack of it makes us miserable. No matter how we try, it can be so illusive – this thing called peace.

When I look back over my life the most peaceful moments were when I felt loved, listened to and accepted. How about you? In 1John 4:9-10, we see the fruition of God’s love for us: “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” Why? So we would know we are deeply...