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Live at peace with everyone. How is that even possible? Your rude neighbor, that annoying younger sibling, the coach who always yells at you, or that kid who picks on everyone? You have to live at peace with them? As Paul puts it here, as much as it depends on us, we have to live at peace with everyone—even those who make peace feel impossible at times! 

We don’t have to do it on our own. When we follow Jesus, He begins to work in us, helping us to choose things like peace, forgiveness, and love. Because of Him, this kind of peace—a peace that exists in our hearts—is possible. 

This week, make an effort to pursue peace in even the most difficult of relationships or circumstances.