Joy Marker: Peace in Complex Realities of Life

How do we know God’s peace when the reality before us is not what we wanted? Scripture speaks of “peace that passes all understanding” but does it cover these complex circumstances, too? The Sunday school answer is “yes” but sometimes it feels very much like a “no” when we are the one in the struggle. This week, my friend, Joy Marker, is joining us to talk about her journey with a chronic autoimmune disease, Multiple Sclerosis. For her, the diagnosis came when she was in her mid-forties. This diagnosis interrupted and threatened not only her plan but her peace. However, she now sees the gifts which might not have happened if she wasn’t on this path. One being, she is able to see the world around her more clearly as she shares her reflections out loud. Today, we're talking about: Profound truths found all around us in nature and from the innocence of a child Peace that passes all understanding - not days or months or years after her MS diagnosis but the moment of Responding to the complex realities of life - the power of shifting your perspective to see this as a dance C A N D A C E  C O F E R author + speaker ⁠⁠website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠youtube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠facebook