As I was leaving my house today, I looked down to see the flag that we currently have in our front yard. It says “Peace on Earth”. It has a snow covered landscape with a church pictured in the center. I immediately began humming the tune to the song, “Let There Be Peace on Earth”.

Don’t ask me why that particular song came to mind…but I started singing it out loud, listening to the lyrics as I sang:

Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me;
Let there be peace on earth,
The peace that was meant to be.

With God as our Father
Brothers all are we,
Let me walk with my brother
In perfect harmony.*

Let peace begin with me,
Let this be the moment now;
With every step I take,
Let this be my solemn vow:

To take each moment and live each moment
In peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth
And let it begin with me.

Copyright 1955 by Jan-Lee Music. Copyright renewed 1983. All rights reserved.

I tried to remember when I first heard the song. Was it in my early days in the small Baptist church where my mother took me each Sunday (and Sunday night and Wednesday night…) Was it in Girl Scout Camp? In School? All I know is that I heard it a long time ago and I still remembered each word to that song.

It may sound silly, but today I heard it in a new way…as I sang each line of that song, I realized that it embodied what I want as a member of the body of Christ. I want to live at peace with all people that I come in contact with. I don’t want those words to be superficial. I want to live life with others each moment and each day with the love of Christ as the center.

I have to ask myself the question…Is this possible? Can I be a part of something that is only dreamed of? I believe the answer is “yes!” I believe that as followers of Christ, we can live at peace with one another and even more so, we can share the love of Christ in a very real and tangible way. How I long for that to be a reality in my life!

Has anyone ever had thoughts as crazy as these? If so, would you like to join me in recognizing that no matter what is happening in your life, you can come to the feet of Jesus confidently and know that He will put others in your path that will encourage, edify and motivate you to seek Him more and more each day.

“But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall…” Ephesians 2:14-15