Disciples of Jesus are called to be people of peace amidst a tense, anxious world. Anchored to the God of peace, drawing from his shalom, we can become radically different – in how we approach time, in the kinds of thoughts we keep, in how we treat others even when we’re wronged. As we cultivate peace (part of the fruit of God’s Spirit in our lives) he not only changes us internally – he uses us as agents of change in the world, bringing peace to others through the same non-anxious presence that marked Jesus.