Mark 4:35 When evening had come, He said to them, "Let us go across to the other side."

Have you found the perfect place of peace? When you are surrounded by to do lists, wouldn't it be wonderful to escape to a place of perfect peace? What would that look like for you? How about a lonely lake where you are the only cabin on the shore? The water is calm. The sky is blue, and the sun shines on the maple trees on the far shore. Ah, there's a place of peace!

We can imagine the disciples in our text seeking that same calm place as they sailed on the Sea of Galilee that evening. All day they had watched as Jesus taught the crowds. The lake promised to be a familiar, welcoming sanctuary.

We can wish for this same place, but we'll only find true and lasting peace in the Savior born in the stable. Remember the calm and beauty of the nativity scene, where the Savior sleeps in the manger. It is His unique peace brought by the presence of the Child, who is God Himself. We find peace wherever we are when we remember He has chosen to be with us, bringing us His lasting peace.
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