Bible Text: Matt 10:34-42 | Pastor: Vicar Benjamin Hayter | Series: Pentecost | In today’s reading we get a little taste of Christmas. Jesus talks about peace. Maybe you think of Christmas
day is the ideal day of peace. The angels sing of peace on earth and God and sinners reconciled. The nativity scenes are so peaceful and beautiful. But in our reading for today, Jesus tell his disciples not to think that he has come to bring peace to the earth. This can be quite shocking when compared to what we heard at Christmas time. But the good news for us is that Jesus has come to bring peace for us. Come what may, unrest, war, pestilence, we have peace with God through the blood of Jesus.