Some days you get a coffee shop all to yourself…and all’s right in the world.
(Picture by Lisa R.)

Have you ever had one of those great days? Where nothing particular amazing or horrible happens? Where for the most part the day is peaceful, filled with laughter and joy? I had (and am currently having) one of those days. Here’s the funny thing though, days like today leave me worried that something will happen. So many times instead of reveling in my day, I spend the majority of the day waiting for “the other shoe to drop”, so to speak. Normally I don’t catch this action until after (hindsight and all…), but today for some reason I was hyper aware of the moments that I was worrying instead of enjoying. Isn’t it ironic that (we humans) our greatest desire is for peace, but sadly once we are granted even just a moment of it we are so worried about what could happen that we can’t relish or live in it.  I am not sure when I became wired to believe that if something good happens it will lead to something bad, but today I clearly realized that I do this. Some one wisely reminded me as I was regaling them with my long-winded “something’s wrong with me” speech, that I can rest in peace. Why? Because I know and have relationship with the Author/Creator of peace. Life is hard and bad things happen these are known facts. But PEACE exists, this is also a truth. Like everything else on this journey we get to choose whether we will enjoy it when it is present, or worry about when it will end. Today I chose to live in it (okay it took me a while to get to that point), but I am here and I thank God for this moment of tranquility.

“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27, NIV).

So what am I thankful for today? That I am learning to accept moments of peace.