Peace is one of those words that gets used regularly in our culture but is seemingly impossible to achieve.  Perhaps the reason that we are unable to experience real peace is that we are seeking it outside of the only true source of Peace.  The Bible says that Jesus Christ is our 'Prince of Peace.' (Isaiah 9:6)  We will never find peace by passing laws and treaties, because the great flaw in the equation is the sinful heart of man.  The sinful, selfish heart of man is only seeking after personal satisfaction, and we as a society, and as individuals, will never find peace when everyone is looking out for his own interests.  True peace comes through the One who did not look out for His own interests, but instead humbled himself, becoming a man that He might lay down His life for us.  True peace comes because we are in right relationship with God, which can only come through salvation through Jesus Christ alone.  My prayer is that you have found true peace in your life, not through self-actualization or international peace talks, but through a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, who died for us so that we could have everlasting life.  Join us this Sunday, May 8, 2011, at New Canaan as we explore the idea of peace, and define how we can work for it, therefore fulfilling the teachings of Jesus, who said in Matthew 5:9:  "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God."