Real Peace

Most people want peace of mind. But what does this mean? Financial freedom, solitude and tranquility? A walk on an ocean beach? A campfire by a mountain lake? A good book on a rainy afternoon? Check out what the Bible says in today’s epistle reading.

I understand about indecision.
I don’t care if I get behind.
People livin’ in competition;
All I want is to have my peace of mind.

If you’re a classic rock fan, you’ll instantly recognize that chorus from the band Boston’s 1976 hit “Peace of Mind.” You might even want to crank that up on Sunday morning and watch some peace of mind wash over the Baby Boomers in the crowd!

What the aging rockers in the congregation might not know, however, is the story behind those lyrics. Founder and lead guitarist Tom Scholz, an MIT grad, was working as a senior engineer for Polaroid while he was putting the band together. As he plugged away at his day job, Scholz noticed that a lot of people around him who were “climbing to the top of the company ladder” but didn’t realize that they had propped that ladder against the wrong building. Scholz wanted more than the predictability of corporate life. He wanted “peace of mind,” and his...