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This is the season when a familiar question begins echoing in homes throughout the land: "What do you want for Christmas?" We've all heard answers ranging from reasonable (a CD, a toy truck, a sweater) to poignant (a job, good health, friends) to outrageous (a sports car, a five-thousand-dollar pinball machine from The Sharper Image catalogue).
Compared to the actual promise of Christmas, though, even the most ambitious wish lists fall short. God invites us and our families to set our sights on something higher—to seek nothing less than the “peace on earth” announced by angels at the birth of the Prince of Peace (Luke 2:13-14).
Peace is the deepest need and longing of our hearts and of our world. And peace is the gift that Jesus came to bring. Throughout his life on earth, he spoke peace to all who would listen and promised peace as his lasting gift. He reconciled us to God and to one another “by making peace through the blood of his cross” (Colossians 1:20). He declared peacemakers “blessed” and called his followers to continue his mission of peace and reconciliation.
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