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Scripture: Colossians 3:14-17: Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Abridged: Self-awareness is in a constant state of analyzing, measuring, comparing, and assessing the presence, absence, and degree of things, and is thus incompatible with the stillness and faithful acceptance of God's grace that is the peace of Christ. Meditation: We cannot speak in words about the peace of Christ because it is a peace that surpasses human expression. The peace of Christ is also a peace that surpasses human consciousness. The peace of Christ is even beyond our contemplation because its divine purity defies our ability to measure its presence, absence, and degree. The moment we become aware of the presence, absence, or degree of the peace of Christ within us, we become aware of ourselves, and in that same moment, interfere with the purity of the divine peace. The peace of Christ cannot co-exist with self-awareness. Self-awareness is in a constant state of analyzing, measuring, comparing, and assessing the presence, absence, and degree of things. It is thus incompatible with the stillness and faithful acceptance of God's grace that is the peace of Christ. When we move beyond self, we move beyond self-awareness and thus become able to experience the peace of Christ. A divinely mysterious thing about the peace of Christ is that we should never be aware of it, nor able to express it, nor understand anything about it, but just live within it. Prayer: We give you thanks and praise, Holy One, because you do not abandon us even as we turn away and hide ourselves from your infinite love. Amen Enter password: .