“Let June 23 go down in history as our Independence Day.” So says Nigel Farage, leader of the Eurosceptic UK Independence party, who is a happy man after Britain voted to be removed from the European Union in the country’s much-discussed Brexit referendum.
At the time of publication, the results stood at 51.8% against 41.2% of the British population in favour of leaving. A predictably messy divorce from the European Union, the biggest blow to European unity since the end of World War Two, obviously brought with it some turmoil. The pound plunged more than 10% against the US dollar, its biggest one-day fall in history, reaching levels last seen in 1985. At the same time, the euro dropped more than 3% to the dollar because of concerns about economic and political damage to the world’s biggest trade bloc, stripped of its second largest economy.
In the meantime, despite his lost campaign to keep Britain a part of the EU, British prime minister David Cameron says that he will stay in power, and not step down.
“We’re in uncharted territory. Everyone’s just really tired. They haven’t slept,” an aide working in Cameron’s office told reporters.
Peace in the turmoil
So many things are going on in the world right now that we can’t understand; decisions that are way out of our hands.
But here’s the good news: Jesus promises to give peace and hope in these circumstances.
“My peace is the legacy I leave to you. I don’t give gifts like those of this world. Do not let your heart be troubled or fearful.” (John 14:27)
“I have told you these things so that you will be whole and at peace. In this world, you will be plagued with times of trouble, but you need not fear; I have triumphed over this corrupt world order.” (John 16:33)
Peace is a gift for those who believe in Jesus Christ, and know that even though their believe in Christ doesn’t take then away from their circumstances it can change the way they see and respond to them.
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