By Casey Iwanaga

Peace

God is not an angry God 

He can be an angry father, a just disciplinary, a vengeful God

He doesn’t hold grudges or point fingers 

When we are angry He waits; 

waits for us to find peace within ourselves, 

waits until we want Him in our lives 

waits until we can be at peace with his will 

Peace comes when we can be okay with change and God’s involvement 

Not an automatic response from sinners who want their freewill and control 

The cost of freewill is God not in our lives 

The prize of God’s involvement in our lives is peace 

Each person gets to decide what they want more 

Regardless everyone ends up chasing that feeling; peace 

Peace can be costly or completely free 

Casey Iwanaga is a junior at the University of California in Merced. Her father is a retired pastor currently serving as Chairman of the OMS Holiness Churches.