Peace from God
H. W. Beecher. Galatians 1:3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, The child frightened in his play runs to seek his mother. She takes him upon her lap, and presses his head to her bosom; and, with tenderest words of love, she looks down upon him, and smoothes his hair, and kisses his cheek, and wipes away his tears. And then, in a low and gentle voice, she sings some sweet descant, some lullaby of love; and the fear fades out from his face, and a smile of satisfaction plays over it, and at length his eyes close, and he sleeps in the deep depths and delights of peace. God Almighty is the mother, and the soul is the tired child; and He folds it in His arms and dispels its fear, and lulls it to repose, saying, "Sleep, my darling, sleep! It is I who watch thee." "He giveth His beloved sleep." The mother's arms encircle but one; but God clasps every yearning soul to His bosom, and gives to it the peace which passeth understanding, beyond the reach of care or storm. (H. W. Beecher.) Parallel Verses KJV: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, WEB: Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,