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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: PIECE / PEACE (02/16/23)
After a recent disaster, a woman found a tree on her roof .Since she did not have much money she contacted a group of people who would do the work for free. The man in charge told her it was a simple job .They would get to it as soon as possible. She called every hour. Each time the man in charge would say it is a simple job. Wait patiently. When they got to the job, they found a problem. They could not get their equipment through her gate. The men had to climb the tree. Then,they cut each piece of the tree from the roof. As each piece of the tree fee, the woman began to experience peace
We sometimes say and do such silly things. For example, we might say something like I am going to give that person a piece of my mind.We think we can find peace through anger and vengeance. Another thing we say is my boyfriend broke my heart into a million pieces. This person thinks she can never find peace because of the actions of one person .Both of these cases depend on circumstances. The best one though, is I love you to pieces. This person knows true peace is found in love. As Christians we can find true peace when we give all the pieces of our life to Jesus. Peace is not just mopping the floor; it is fixing the leak. Jesus can show us what pieces fit into the puzzle of our life, and what pieces we need to throw away.


In the Hebrew language, each letter has a word picture. The word for peace is shalom. The word picture is "destroy the authority that creates chaos". Let us look at these three cases and see the piece of emotion that is causing the chaos, In the case of the angry person, , the piece of emotion that is causing anger to be the authority in that person's life is bitterness or unforgiveness. Jesus has said if we trust him he will give us all we need, which in this case is peace. In the case of that handicapped woman, the piece (cause) of her unrest is impatience. Jesus has said he will give us patience as a fruit of the Spirit if we ask .In the case of the woman who has been hurt by her boyfriend, her piece that doesn't fit in a peaceful life is grief. Jesus has said He will give us comfort, which will result in a life of peace. Life is like a puzzle. When we give Jesus all the pieces of our puzzle of our life,he will show us which pieces to keep and which pieces to throw away, I leave you with this thought. You are never alone or never without purpose or value in Jesus. He care about all you are going through. Give you puzzle pieces to him. Then life will not be a puzzle; but an amazing adventure.
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Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
02/27/23
You make some great points in this lovely story. I could really relate to the idea of having a tree on my roof and how anxious I would feel. You did a fine job of showing both words of the topic words in this part. But then you switched to a totally different idea without a smooth transition. In fact, I think this could be two separate ideas. I enjoyed your subtle sense of humor on the different ways piece and peace are used, but it didn't feel connected to the tree story. Then you go into a third idea with the language being a puzzle. I did the same exact thing on my first entry. It took me some kind comments to help me realize I was trying too hard and should have focused on just one piece of the article and save the other two sections for another day. You did a great job of writing on topic. I liked how you started with a conflict too, and you give the reader something to think about, which is always a good thing.
Barbara Culler 
02/27/23
I'm so glad Jesus is our peace!
Terry R A Eissfeldt 
02/27/23
You had a ton of inspiring thoughts -My opinion is that if you chose one and fully developed it the impact would be greater

PS I just discovered the pictoial meaning of Shalom - I LOVE that!

Blessings
Jennifer Percell
03/02/23
This piece is action packed! You drew me in very well, I have had the tree on the roof experience so it is very relatable. There are a few distracting typos. I agree that you tackled too many things. The first section is delightful! Work on biting off smaller pieces in your articles. You have some really strong potential here with your command of language and your wit! Keep it up.