As we stand at the threshold of a new year, we're invited to reconsider what true peace really means. This message challenges us to move beyond surface-level New Year's resolutions powered by our own strength and instead embrace the profound gift Jesus offers: Shalom, or Irenae—a perfect peace that brings wholeness, completeness, harmony, and security even in life's fiercest storms. Drawing from John 20:19, where Jesus appears to His frightened disciples and declares 'Peace be with you,' we discover that this isn't the temporary tranquility of quiet meadows or empty rooms. It's a revolutionary peace prophesied in Isaiah 9:6, where Jesus is called the Prince of Peace—not just any prince, but a commander and leader of perfect peace. The Hebrew word 'shalom' is doubled for emphasis, pointing to a peace that transcends our understanding. This message powerfully illustrates that real peace isn't found in the absence of chaos, but in the presence of God during the chaos. Like the painting of a mother bird protecting her nest beside a waterfall while storms rage around her, we find our truest peace when we're tucked into God's protection amid life's turbulence. Through three practical disciplines—daily gratitude, continued prayer, and accepting God's grace—we can walk into 2026 not with self-made resolutions destined to fail, but with divine peace that transforms how we show up for our families, our work, and our world.