Phil. 4: and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Advent is a season of waiting: A spiritual pause between promise and fulfilment.

Christmas is a time of rushing, of stress and anxiety, and God wants us to take a breath; to pause and wait on Him in His peace.

When the angels declared, “Peace on earth; goodwill towards men,” they announced a gift deeper than human understanding. This peace came from heaven’s glory to a stable in Bethlehem, to Golgotha and that cross on Calvary.