{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63c8aa2e6bb05b0010d12f57/65fb96443c6a620017bb9f18?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lent 2024 Day 44: Shalom","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63c8aa2e6bb05b0010d12f57/1711572189189-75d9d780854a88bc7cf577a99fcc584c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong><em>I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.</em></strong></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John 14:27 NIV</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A soft breeze.&nbsp;A gentle touch.&nbsp;A warm embrace.&nbsp;A heartfelt “I love you.”&nbsp;All of these give us a sense of peace, calm and comfort.&nbsp;Peace is something that can’t be overstated.&nbsp;It helps us to navigate through difficult waters.&nbsp;It sustains us through trying circumstances.&nbsp;It steadies us during times of loss and despair.&nbsp;And it surrounds us when living life on life’s terms becomes unsettling.&nbsp;It’s so good to know that, in times of turmoil and seasons of upheaval, the source of lasting peace, Jehovah-Shalom, is right there to dispense a measure of something that we can’t fully comprehend but we willingly embrace.&nbsp;So today, I invite you to enter into the cocoon of peace our loving Lord has prepared for each of you.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Let us pray:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><em>God of all peace, we thank you for the space that You have provided for Your people – a space of tranquility in the midst of turbulence, calm in the face of confusion and stillness in the eye of the storm.&nbsp;Remind us, during times of trouble, that You are our peace and that we can resort to You at any time.&nbsp;This we pray, in Jesus’ name, Amen.</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Memorial Presbyterian Church"}