O Yahweh Shalom,
The Lord who is Peace
I run to You with trembling hands and a restless heart.
The world around me is chaos.
The world within me is war.
But You are Peace.
Not just the giver of peace,
but Peace itself.
“Then Gideon built an altar there to the Lord and called it,
‘The Lord is Peace.’” (Judges 6:24)
He saw You in a time of fear,
in the middle of trembling and hiding
and he named You Peace.
So here I am,
not with boldness,
but with desperation.
I need that peace, God.
Not the shallow kind that comes and goes,
but the kind that anchors the soul when the storm refuses to stop.
“You keep him in perfect peace
whose mind is stayed on You,
because he trusts in You.” (Isaiah 26:3)
But Lord, my mind isn’t steady.
It’s scattered.
It spins with what ifs and worst case fears.
I’m weary of pretending to be okay.
I need You to speak “Peace, be still” (Mark 4:39)
not just to the wind and waves outside me but to the storm inside.
Yahweh Shalom,
I feel broken.
My past still haunts me.
My present feels heavy.
My future feels uncertain.
But I remember
Your Son, the Prince of Peace,
stood between heaven and earth
with nail scarred hands stretched wide
to make peace by the blood of His cross (Colossians 1:20).
So I don’t plead for peace based on my worth
I plead by the cross.
I don’t beg for calm because I’ve earned it
I cry out because You promised it.
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you.
Not as the world gives do I give to you.
Let not your hearts be troubled,
neither let them be afraid.” (John 14:27)
That’s what You said, Jesus.
So let it be true in me.
Let Your peace invade every anxious thought,
every sleepless night,
every tear behind a forced smile.
Every wave of worry in my stomach from the news I hear.
And even if the circumstances don’t change
if the healing doesn’t come,
if the door doesn’t open,
if the pain doesn’t leave
Be my Peace anyway.
Because You are not only the God who calms storms
You are the God who sits with me in them.
So I surrender my need to understand,
my desire to control,
and my fear of what’s ahead.
And I rest
not because it’s easy,
but because Yahweh Shalom reigns.
Be the stillness in my chaos.
Be the calm in my bones.
Be the whisper that steadies my soul.
In Jesus’ name my Peace,
Amen.