Philippians 4:4-13 — rejoice, be anxious for nothing, and let the peace that transcends understanding guard your heart and mind.
Ecclesiastes and the teacher's verdict that everything is meaningless — the sun hurrying back, the streams that never fill the sea, the eye never satisfied with seeing.
John 14:27 on supernatural peace, and why Jesus attaches that particular qualifier — the second half of a two-week visit on living a fruitful life.
Leviticus 25:1-7 and the sabbath rest built into the land itself. Rest is named as a value of the church, illustrated by Hemingway's habit of letting work go subterranean.
Psalm 23, opening with thanks for a staff member protected in a car accident two days earlier — the shepherd who is present in the valley.
Romans 12:18 and Philippians 2:3-7 on keeping peace with people through the holidays, with Dr. David Levy on bringing faith into the world of medicine.