A particular gift of the Spirit that God seems to will for us in meditation is the gift of peace.  One may experience a calmness or more peaceful state almost immediately upon beginning in meditation.  

However, as meditative prayer deepens and God becomes the revealed center of one’s life, the gift of peace comes to the interior of the soul and resides there. It is the peace that is born of the assurance that God is always with us; that God’s plan for us is our plan for ourselves.  

This interior peace is the peace that surpasses all understanding because it is not knowledge or analysis that brought us to this interior state.  It is the revealed presence of God in our soul. 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.(Philippians 4:6-7) 

We live now in and for this moment, for we understand that this moment and every succeeding moment belongs to God.  It is the realization that the total commitment of the self to our Higher Power gives us the freedom to be who we truly are, a child of God.  

In one sense, this peace is a call to a passive sort of action for we carry this peace with us wherever we go.  Others may see or sense this peace within us as it carries within the assurance and confidence that God is always with us.  Obstacles to living the fullness of life become learning opportunities and part of God’s plan for us.  

Since God as pure goodness is revealed to the interior of our soul there is a willingness to await the next revelation in our lives and, then, to carry out God’s will. The Holy Spirit creates the next opportunity for our service and provides whatever strength and power are needed.

Click to check out Gifts of The Spirit: Part 1, Gifts of The Spirit: Part 2, and Gifts of The Spirit: Part 4

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