St. Peter Lutheran Church
2929 F.M 972 (at F.M. 1105)
Walburg, Texas 78626

Office: (512) 863-5600
Worship Services - each Sunday 10:15 a.m.
Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sundays

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Oct. 30, 2025

St. Peter Lutheran Church at Walburg, Texas
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Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ Texas District

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way.
The Lord be with all of you.

-  2 Thessalonians 3:16 .

What do you think of when you think of God? Maybe power, perhaps justice, or even love. But what about peace as not just something God gives, but as central to who he is?

Paul calls him "the Lord of peace himself" - not just a God who grants peace when we ask for it, but peace at the core of his nature. In a world that feels increasingly chaotic, this distinction matters more than we might realize.

But if our God is the God of peace, why does peace always seem out of reach? More than that why does all of our web browsing and channel surfing leave us with a low-grade anxiety ... the opposite of peace?

It's funny, isn't it? We all want peace, but we often chase it by focusing on the wrong direction in ourselves and what we can do. We're like, "If we just find the perfect answers, we'll be at peace!" We picture a perfectly done to-do list, a glowing report from the doctor, or that sweet, quiet time after the kids are tucked in. But when those little joys are missing, we can get so anxious, trying to find them again.

Paul offers us a better option than relying on ourselves or this world's fleeting counterfeit contentment.

He calls his listeners (and that means you too) to remember that we serve the Lord of peace, himself. And not just in the good and happy times but "at all times and in every way." God doesn't just offer us a harbor in the storms of life, but a home that we can build a life on. He doesn't offer us a list of rules to follow when times get rough, but a relationship that is always a prayer away no matter what life is throwing at us.

This anxious life can cause us to feel as if peace is impossible. We feel the urge to develop a posture of being under siege. We try and wall ourselves off from the world instead of being present in it as Christ was.

We follow Christ as He moves out into the world. He is the Lord of Peace bringing peace into His domain.

In Christ,
Pastor Phil

Peace at All Times