The Sculpting of Peace

Week Three: An Invitation to Deeper Peace

“You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character], Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].

—Isaiah 26:3, Amplified Bible

In Week Three of our Advent Glimmering, we continue reading Jim Wilder’s Joy Changes Everything, highlighting this thought:

“We already know that improper relational

experiences create barriers to spiritual

formation, but now we can add that joyful

relationships have positive implications for

spiritual character formation, as well

as the development of fundamental relational

abilities. The mature physical brain is created

through a functional sculpting of shape, ability,

and chemistry. Intimate interaction in our

primary relationships transfer the brain’s core self-

functions from one generation to

the next through joyful, face-to-face

interactions.”