“Perfect
Peace"
“You will keep
him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on
You—because he trusts in You.”
Isaiah 26:3
Perfect peace. .
.perfect peace
It sounds
like such a dream—
Of going here or
flying there
In the times I
want to scream.
When pressures
mount and problems come
That make it
hard to smile,
I wish I had
wings and could fly away
To some isolated
deserted isle.
Or I’ll try to
crowd out the world
And all of its
demands on me,
By burying
myself in busyness all day
And lots of
mindless activities.
But when I
finally take time to get alone and pause
In the midst of
my problems and strife,
I hear my Lord
quietly calling my name
As He brings
sweet peace within my life.
“Perfect peace
is what I want to give
To you every
minute of every day;
It’s not the
result of vacations, drink or drugs,
Regardless of
what others may say.
“No, the peace I
give is the inward kind
That fills your
heart with joy;
It’s peace that
sustains you in the darkest night
Amidst the
devil’s most sinister ploys.
“Yes, perfect
peace is that which comes when you
Do fix your
thoughts on Me;
It gives
you hope when all seems lost
By setting your
burdened soul free.
“Abide in Me
each moment, My child,
When your
problems are too great to bear,
And see if
perfect peace won’t flood your soul
As you realize
I’m always with you right there.”
by Tom Smith
