Be a Blessing: Be a Picture of Peace

Blessings and greetings!  I hope you are all having a simply fantastic and terrific day. Today I want to share a wonderful inspiring story   about a picture of peace   that I hope  blesses you.  I came across it doing a google  search and had to share in todays blog. enjoy! 

A picture of peace

There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains, too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky from which rain fell and in which lightening played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize? The King chose the second picture. Do you know why?

'Because' explained the King, 'peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.'

Author Unknown

I love this story  which clearly tells us that no matter  what chaos is going on in your life  ...   keep calm and all will work out   in a positive manner and what is best for you at the time. Trust... have faith... pray  to God  to keep your heart and thoughts and speech calm. especially when you are  confronting another person who is  causing the chaos and  literally brings  your dander up a mite. Treat  them as kindly as possible... show them  that by being calm and positive  they will not bring you down  and  it may even  bring them a calmness too  to not be so  negative.  So today and everyday   be a blessing. Be a Picture of Peace. Loves, Hugs, and blessings.  God bless, Barb gadway XOXO  <3

1 Thessalonians 5:14

Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.