{"id":24339,"date":"2026-05-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=24339"},"modified":"2026-05-10T16:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:23:12","slug":"the-brightest-star-of-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/?p=24339","title":{"rendered":"The Brightest Star of All"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday our adventures via our cruise ship took us to Liverpool, England &#8212; home of ferries, football, and four young men who changed the sound of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carl and I toured this historic city where our guide enthusiastically sang Beatles songs as we visited the modest childhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We saw the famous waterfront statues, heard stories of The Beatles playing hundreds of shows and felt the lingering echoes of Beatlemania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had to smile remembering my son Ryan at age two, sporting a Beatles haircut and a little Nehru suit. He was such a cutie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But time has a way of changing our playlist. The stars of yesterday were gifted and unforgettable. Their music made us laugh, dance, and sing. Yet even the brightest earthly stars eventually fade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than the Beatles was the opportunity to see two majestic cathedrals: The Metro Cathedral of Christ the King Liverpool and the largest Liverpool Anglican Cathedral which were both most impressive for those of us who are inspired by God&#8217;s people&#8217;s places of worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is only one Star who never burns out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Jesus was born, a brilliant star announced His arrival and led wise men to the Savior. \u201cWe saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.\u201d (Matthew 2:2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus is the true Headliner of history.<br>He heals broken hearts.<br>He sets captives free.<br>He forgives sinners.<br>He gives hope to the weary.<br>And He promises eternal life to all who trust Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe people walking in darkness have seen a great light.\u201d (Isaiah 9:2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool may be famous for music legends, and rightly so. God has gifted people with extraordinary talent to bless the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But above every stage, every spotlight, and every standing ovation shines the Brightest Star of all &#8212; our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And unlike any concert on earth, His love will never end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool may celebrate musical legends, but I hope this blog points to the One whose song of grace has never gone out of style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long after the final curtain falls and the applause fades, Jesus remains center stage &#8212; faithful, loving, and forever worthy of our praise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And as they say in Liverpool, &#8220;all you need is love&#8221;.And the greatest love of all is His.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday our adventures via our cruise ship took us to Liverpool, England &#8212; home of ferries, football, and four young men who changed the sound of the world. Carl and I toured this historic city where our guide enthusiastically sang Beatles songs as we visited the modest childhood homes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24340,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24339\/revisions\/24340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mypeacezone.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}