Peace? That isn’t the way to describe the world we are living in today. If you doubt me, put on your TV. We are constantly bombarded with bad news every moment of the day and if care is not taken, we will find ourselves walking around in fear of one disaster happening. If you put off the TV, the absence of cash in your bank account will remind you that there are unpaid bills to worry about. The letters and emails have gone from black to red and threats are now being made. The word peace seems to be a mirage.

If you’ve been in church or around church people for a while, you would have heard the word ‘shalom’ which means peace. In order for us to understand how important the name Jehovah Shalom is, I feel it’s vital I take you back to the place where the name…