5 Minutes with Jesus is a daily devotional series for people in the midst of real life, whether facing anxiety, grief, questions of purpose, or simply needing encouragement and connection. Hosted by Sheila Walsh, each five-minute episode offers Biblical truth, honest reflections on faith and emotions, and closes with a moment of prayer.
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| Sheila Walsh: Experience Real Peace | 5 Minutes with Jesus | February 24, 2026
- He speaks that word to you.
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- Peace in the midst of all that is wrong in the world.
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- Peace in the midst of all that's hard in your family.
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- Peace in the midst of all thatâ–ˆs
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- Trouble inside of you.
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- Peace is not the absence of trouble.
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- It's the presence of christ.
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- Our son
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- Christian was born in december 1996, and honestly,
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- I loved having a baby so close to christmas
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- That barry and i determined that we would never let
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- His birthday blend into christmas,
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- As can happen with december babies.
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- It would always, always be a separate celebration,
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- But that year we bought a little tree
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- That very first christmas, and we decorated it
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- With blue booties and little bears
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- And all sorts of things for newborn little boys.
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- And as christian grew, the tree grew as well.
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- Well, it became the one tree in our house every year
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- For every christmas ornament the christian ever made school
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- Or in a home craft table.
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- I have two boxes of those now,
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- And some of them make me laugh
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- Out loud when i bring them out every year.
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- There's mary and joseph, made from popsicle sticks
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- And then painted, as is the baby jesus.
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- Interestingly enough, he's the same size as mary.
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- Then there's a very large mouse
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- Covered in green and gold glitter.
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- I remember the day he brought that home from school.
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- I said, wow, that's spectacular.
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- Who is that?
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- He rolled his eyes as if i should know and said, mom,
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- It's the christmas mouse.
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- Okay.
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- But my favorite,
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- However, is a letter that christian wrote to jesus.
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- I share a little little of it here with his permission.
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- Just in case you think i'm that mom.
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- It's titled dear messiah,
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- Dear messiah.
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- Thank you very much for coming.
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- You did not have to do that.
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- I will love you all the days of my life.
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- Thank you for saving me.
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- I will listen to my mom and dad as much as is possible.
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- Thanks again. christian.
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- I love that letter.
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- He folded the sheet of paper
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- In three and put a gold bow on top.
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- He's now a clinical psychologist and living on his own,
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- But his tree goes up in our home every year.
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- And dear messiah is right at the top.
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- So often the christmas season
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- Can be about spending too much on things we don't need.
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- Things that distract us from the real heart of christmas.
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- I think that's why
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- My very favorite ornament on the tree in our den
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- Is the simplest one of all.
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- It's just one word carved out of wood.
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- Peace.
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- I have a place, so that's the first thing
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- I see on christmas morning,
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- When i pour myself a cup of coffee
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- And turn on the christmas lights.
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- Peace.
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- You know, i can't think of a better word
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- To describe the gift given at bethlehem.
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- You know, that's what the angels sang about.
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- Glory to god in highest heaven and peace on earth.
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- To those with whom god is pleased.
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- I can't imagine what the angel song was like as multitudes
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- Joined in praising god
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- In ways that we can't even begin to understand.
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- They've never seen what we've never seen.
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- Glory to god!
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- They sang with words and notes we haven't even yet heard.
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- Glory to god, because he's beyond all human comprehension.
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- Glory to god
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- Because of the amazing things he is doing
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- That we won't be able to fully comprehend
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- Until we finally see him face to face.
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- And to us.
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- To you and me and the shepherds on the hillside.
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- His christmas gift for the whole year is peace.
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- It's the same gift jesus gave as he set his face toward
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- The greatest suffering that anyone will ever experience.
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- On that first easter, he spoke that word peace
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- Over his friends.
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- I've told you all
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- This so that you may have peace in me.
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- Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.
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- But take heart, because i have overcome the world.
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- Those words made no sense to them.
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- On good friday, when it felt like
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- The world had fallen apart, it was only on easter sunday.
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- The friday made sense.
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- And the risen jesus once more spoke that word.
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- Remember, suddenly jesus was standing there among them.
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- Peace be with you.
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- He said,
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- He speaks that word to you.
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- Peace in the midst of all that is wrong in the world.
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- Peace in the midst of all that's hard in your family.
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- Peace in the midst of all this
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- Trouble inside of you.
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- Peace is not the absence of trouble.
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- It's the presence of christ.
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- It's your birthright
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- In jesus.
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- Let me pray for you.
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- Lord, i can't imagine
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- What that night was like for those shepherds.
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- Those who were looked on as the lowliest of the low
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- In that society,
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- Who couldn't even walk through town
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- Without having things thrown at them.
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- And yet, to those men you appeared.
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- The angels appeared and sang that glorious song.
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- Peace on earth, goodwill to all men.
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- Or when we look at our world right now,
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- Peace is not a word that easily comes to mind.
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- There's so much going on in the world,
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- Whether it's on the large stage or in our own lives.
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- But you have promised us the gift of peace.
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- And you said the gift that you give us
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- Different is not as the world gifts.
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- So right now, lord,
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- We sit with you for a moment
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- And we hear you speak that word over us.
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- Peace.
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- Be still.
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- Peace.
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- I am with you.
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- Peace.
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- All will be well, and all
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- Manner of things will be well
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- In jesus name. amen.
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