reconocemos que la paz de Dios refulge todavía en nosotros, y que se extiende desde nosotros hasta todas las cosas vivientes que comparten nuestra vida. 2 Las perdonamos a todas, y absolvemos al mundo entero de lo que pensábamos que nos había hecho. 3 Pues somos nosotros quienes construimos el mundo como queremos que sea.

La paz de Dios refulge en mí ahora.

The peace we are offered is not a peace that is free from tragedy, illness, bankruptcy, divorce, depression, or heartache. It is peace rooted in the trust that the life Jesus gives us is deeper, wider, stronger, and more enduring than whatever our current circumstances are, because all we see is not all there is and the last word about us and our struggle has not yet been spoken.

Peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no trouble, noise, or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart

¡Dios no os de paz y si gloria!

In His will, our peace.

Therefore, at this time, all that the soul can do of itself ends, as I have said, in disturbing the peace and the work of God in the spirit amid the dryness of sense. This peace, being spiritual and delicate, effects a work that is quiet and delicate, unobtrusive and satisfactory,6 pacific and utterly alien from the former delights, which were most gross and sensual. This is that peace, according to the Psalmist, which God speaks in the soul to make it spiritual. “He will speak peace unto His people.”7 This brings us to the third test.

The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you. Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid. I am with you. Nothing can ever separate us. It's for you I created the universe. I love you.

In Him we have peace, in Him we have power;
Preserved by His grace, throughout the dark hour;
In all our temptation He keeps us to prove
His utmost salvation, His fulness of love.

Pronounce the glad word, and bid us be free!
Ah, hast Thou not, Lord, a blessing for me?
The peace Thou hast given, this moment impart,
And open Thy heaven, O Love, in my heart.

The peace of the celestial city is the perfectly ordered and harmonious enjoyment of God, and of one another in God. (City of God, Book 19)

Si deseáramos estar más elevadas, nuestro anhelo estaría en desacuerdo con la voluntad de Aquel que nos reúne aquí, desacuerdo que no admiten las esferas celestes, como verás si consideras bien que aquí es condición necesaria estar unidas a Dios por medio de la caridad y que la naturaleza de la caridad es ella misma, es decir, conformarse a la voluntad del ser amado. También es necesario a nuestra existencia bienaventurada uniformar la propia voluntad a la de Dios, de modo que nuestras mismas voluntades se refundan en una. Así es que el estar como estamos distribuidas de grado en grado por este reino configura la naturaleza del mismo, porque place al Rey cuya voluntad es la nuestra. En su voluntad está nuestra paz; ella es el mar a donde va a parar todo lo que ha creado o lo que hace la Naturaleza.

The contradiction is resolved when you realize that for Jesus peace seems to have meant not the absence of struggle, but the presence of love. -p83

The kingdom of God is peace in the Holy Spirit; He will reign in you if your heart is at peace. So, be at peace, Mademoiselle, and you will honor in a sovereign way the God of peace and love.

When your will is God's will, you will have your will.