A Place of Peace Within You

We live in a world where there is a lot of turmoil, but within you there is a place of peace.

In your workplace you may find people who are critical and unappreciative, but within you there is a place of peace.

You may find times in your family when people you care about are frustrated and not understanding, but within you there is a place of peace.

Daily the news reports war and violence, but within you there is a place of peace.

There are those in government and positions of authority that will make decisions that you recognize do not serve the greatest good, but within you there is a place of peace.

When you drive on the highway there are people who follow too close or cut in front of you, but within you there is a place of peace.

There are times when it seems like you have more to be done than you have time for, but within you there is a place of peace.

There are times when you are relaxing and phone solicitors call and disturb your rest, but within you there is a place of peace.

There are times when financial needs seem greater than the resources, but within you there is a place of peace.

There are invitations in your life to respond with righteous indignation at the callous or insensitive actions of others, but within you there is a place of peace.

What we contribute to the world depends not on the things that are in our lives, but on our responses to them.

Thank you for contributing your peace.

-- Rev. David McArthur

Unifying Power of Prayer

At a time when fears divide our world, prayer unites us.

At a time when political beliefs polarize our nation, prayer unites us.

In a world where there are many names for God and many different ideas about God, prayer unites us.

In our families where life’s activities pull us apart, prayer unites us.

Within ourselves, where we feel conflicted as we try to respond to life’s many demands, prayer unites us.

Prayer unites us with that which is greater than every concern, larger than any difference and the answer to all we seek.

With you in prayer,
-- Rev. David McArthur