This Advent season, we’re taking a few minutes each week to reflect on Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. And to mix things up a bit, I’m sharing a short spoken-word piece every week.

This week, I’m talking about Peace.

Advent Peace isn’t the soft, candle-lit word we print on cards. It’s not the “if I could just get my life together…” kind of peace. And it’s definitely not the version we try to manufacture by control, comfort, or numbing.

In the poem, I explore how real peace doesn’t show up in palaces or power structures — it shows up in the wilderness. In unexpected places. In unlikely people. And ultimately in Jesus, who brings peace not by force, but by presence.

If you’re carrying worry, striving for calm, or trying to hold it all together during a season that promises “peace and quiet” but rarely delivers… this reflection is for you.

Take a breath. Listen in. And let this be a reminder that peace isn’t something we achieve — it’s a gift already given.

Watch, reflect, and share if someone in your life needs a small moment of peace today.

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00:00 — Opening Reflection: What Do We Mean by Peace?

00:32 — The Peace We Chase (and Can’t Quite Catch)

01:13 — Peace in Jesus’ Day: Power vs. Promise

01:50 — The Wilderness Word: John’s Message

02:28 — Peace as Gift, Not Achievement

03:05 — Peace in the Manger, Cross, and Resurrection

03:48 — Closing Invitation: Stop Running, Receive Peace