Your Father
The fourth name the prophet Isaiah speaks of is that of Everlasting Father. As Jesus so clearly pointed out, God is or Father, not merely our Creator. But we have to establish our own consciousness of this fact.
In the fifth place, we receive what is perhaps the greatest name of all, “The Prince of Peace.” Think what perfect peace of soul, if you could attain it, would actually mean to you. If you had real peace of soul, do you suppose that your body could be ill? Given real peace of soul, how easy it would be to find your true place in the world, How quickly and efficiently you could perform your work, Once you have attained true peace of soul, you have made it possible for the Child to teach you new things, utterly beyond the compass of your present understanding.
Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice form henceforth even forever (Isaiah 9:7).
In view of the fact that the weaker souls, the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the depressed, should find it impossible to believe that such good tidings could be true, the prophet clinches the matter with the definite assertion:
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this (Isaiah 9:7).
To have as our Heavenly Father the creator of the universe, and to have as our Savior the Prince of Peace is miraculous on its own! It means we can access all of the creative power in the universe and harness it to achieve peace. With them we are able to accomplish the impossible; things of which we can only dream on our own.
When we turn our lives over to “the child” we can become new creatures, infinitely more capable and in harmony with all around us. We can not do these things by ourselves, and in fact, they are impossible for any human acting on their own. Yet, these things are opened to us when we accept and live in God’s truth.
Our zeal will be the instrument through which God works to allow our gardens to flourish in any circumstance, and allows us to live in joy and gladness, justice and peace. Now, that is a miracle in anyone’s book.
Learning from the child,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
This respomse form a friend.
Our study of Isaiah in Year One remains most valuable to me and I greatly appreciate your current series on the Child.
The implication below seems to be that, while David engaged in the rough business of establishing the throne – governance – it is the eternal Child who is the lone suitable occupant. Hurray for that!
Notable especially is the mention of judgement and justice, which cushion the walls that we collectively and individually bump against in our endeavor to grow toward God. They (justice and peace) are thus open ended, given their direction toward the ineffable.
It is uplifting that the path of Creation goes on and on, ever exciting and gratifying to The Creator. Is this not what we live for?