Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid - John 14:27 It is common to say a place is peaceful, especially quiet and isolated places. We often associate quiet with peace. As an introvert, this line of thought is even more elevated for me. Subconsciously, it is easy to mistake quiet for peace, quiet people as peaceful people, and quiet places as peaceful places. If only it were so. For example, intensive care units tend to be quiet on the surface while it could be filled with pain and unease . On the other hand there is the example of Jesus, who lived peaceably with one of his closest friends even though He knew Judas was going to betray Him. How was Jesus able to hold His peace under such circumstances? I remember a tumultuous season in my life when everything in the physical seemed hopeless. I remember praying earnestly that God would give me peace in the midst of my hopel...