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' A Picture of Peace '
There once was a King who
offered a prize to the artist
who would paint the best picture of
peace.
Many artists tried.
The King looked at all the pictures, but
there were only two he really liked
and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake.
The lake was a perfect mirror, for
peaceful towering mountains were all
around it.
Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white
clouds.
All who saw this picture thought that it
was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains too. But
these were rugged and bare.
Above was an angry sky from which rain
fell and in which lightening played.
Down the side of the mountain tumbled a
foaming waterfall.
This did not look peaceful at all.
But when the King looked,
he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush
growing in a crack in the rock.
In the bush a mother bird had built her
nest.
There, in the midst of the rush of angry
water,
sat the mother bird on her nest...
perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize?
The King chose the second picture. Do you
know why?
"Because," explained the King,
"peace does not mean to be in a
place where there is no noise,
trouble, or hard work.
Peace means to be in the midst of all
those things
and still be calm in your heart.
That is the real meaning of peace."
and the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus
Philippians 4:7
Peace be with you this and
every day
Author: Unknown
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