daily word - Shalom

What does Shalom mean to you? Do you encounter it in the Psalms and think of it as an invitation to pause and reflect? It means that, and peace, and so much more. It is an all-encompassing expression for the rule of God on earth, and relates to the prophets declarations of a time when the lion will lie down with the lamb, and they shall beat spears into pruning hooks and swords into plowshares. So this is a very large concept. I came declaring the Kingdom of God. My presentation was designed to reach beyond my Jewish background to appeal to all audiences, but my Jewish listeners would have understood the concept by the term Shalom.