Peace | Advent Week 2
This devotional comes from our Advent 2025 booklet, In Quiet Expectation.
If you weren't able to pick up a copy, don't worry! We're sharing our devotionals here to help you reflect on the meaning of the season—the arrival of Jesus Christ, whose very birth began to minister to those who encountered Him.
Join us in celebrating Advent by lighting the second candle of Peace.
If you weren't able to pick up a copy, don't worry! We're sharing our devotionals here to help you reflect on the meaning of the season—the arrival of Jesus Christ, whose very birth began to minister to those who encountered Him.
Join us in celebrating Advent by lighting the second candle of Peace.
Read: Psalm 62
In Psalm 62, David writes, “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from Him” (v. 1). These words are like deep breaths breathed slowly by someone seeking to calm their mind amid the chaos of life.
As the psalm continues, we see that David is writing during a season of life filled with great challenges and uncertainty. The Christmas season can often feel that way. Calendars fill up quickly, and before we know it, we’re overwhelmed with too many things to get done in a small window of time. Expenses pile up, and we begin to stress about if we have overextended ourselves financially. Gatherings with extended family, who know exactly how to push your buttons, can lead to anxiety and stress.
This Advent season, we are invited to look to Jesus to experience the rest for our soul that David writes about in Psalm 62. Sometimes this looks like us asking God to give us peace during busy schedules and uncertain times.
In addition to that, this year, I invite you to look through the Gospels to see what disciplines and practices Jesus modeled that lead to a peace-filled life. Jesus consistently withdrew from crowds and spent time alone praying to God.
This Christmas, may we learn from Jesus, the Prince of Peace, to slow down, breathe deeply, and find moments where we make David’s words in Psalm 62 our own: “Find rest, my soul, in God alone” (v. 5).
As the psalm continues, we see that David is writing during a season of life filled with great challenges and uncertainty. The Christmas season can often feel that way. Calendars fill up quickly, and before we know it, we’re overwhelmed with too many things to get done in a small window of time. Expenses pile up, and we begin to stress about if we have overextended ourselves financially. Gatherings with extended family, who know exactly how to push your buttons, can lead to anxiety and stress.
This Advent season, we are invited to look to Jesus to experience the rest for our soul that David writes about in Psalm 62. Sometimes this looks like us asking God to give us peace during busy schedules and uncertain times.
In addition to that, this year, I invite you to look through the Gospels to see what disciplines and practices Jesus modeled that lead to a peace-filled life. Jesus consistently withdrew from crowds and spent time alone praying to God.
This Christmas, may we learn from Jesus, the Prince of Peace, to slow down, breathe deeply, and find moments where we make David’s words in Psalm 62 our own: “Find rest, my soul, in God alone” (v. 5).
Written by
Tyler Hairston, Wake Forest Campus Worship Pastor
Reflect:
What is one practice you can begin over the following weeks to slow down and find moments of solitude with God?
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