The word for peace in Hebrew (the language Jesus spoke) is Shalom, and it has a much deeper meaning than the way we use the word “peace” in English. While “peace” can simply mean that there is no fighting going on, Shalom implies wellness, wholeness, and harmony.
So, when we affirm that Jesus is the “Prince of Peace,” we are saying that he is the one who brings harmony and wholeness to our lives and to the world. Jesus came not just to pay the price for our sins (which he did), but to bring wellness to life; to bring harmony to our relationship with God. He addresses not just the consequences of our sin, but also our underlying mixed up, tattered, dissonance of our sin-sick lives.
This Advent, we wish Shalom for you and all those you love.
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