Second Letter to the Corinthians 13,11-13
Brothers and sisters, rejoice. Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the holy ones greet you.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you.
Know Jesus, Know Peace
Begin with a story-A father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his little daughter, Antonetta. She wanted to know what the United States looked like. She kept insisting. Finally, he tore a sheet out of a magazine that had a map of the country. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Antonetta, and said, “Go into the other room and see if you can put this together. This will show you what our whole country looks like today. After only a few minutes, Antonetta returned and handed him the map correctly fitted together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. “Oh, that’s easy” she said, “on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together.”
No Jesus, No peace.
Know Jesus, Know Peace.
Our world is without peace and longs for peace. Is it any coincidence the very first call and invitation of Our Lady in Medjugorje was “Peace, Peace, Peace! Be reconciled! Only peace. Make your peace with God and among yourselves. For that, it is necessary to pray, fast, and go to Confession.” This very instructive message teaches us that in order to work for peace in this world, we must start with ourselves. We first must be reconciled. We first must open our heart in prayer and by fasting, encounter Jesus and to get to know Him. The true peace that Jesus offers us, the world cannot give. Peace is the tranquility in our soul that comes from relying on God and is unaffected by outward circumstances or pressures. Rather than getting caught up in anxiety for the future, Christians, through the prompting of the Holy Spirit, trust that God will provide for them. Jesus says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27). The Hebrew term for peace is shalom and means “to be complete, perfect, and full.” Shalom is much more than the absence of war and conflict; it is the wholeness and interior serenity that we all seek. In the New Testament, shalom is revealed as the reconciliation of all things to God through the work of Christ. It strongly suggests the rule of order in place of chaos; This was won for us by the saving power of His death and resurrection, which reconciled us and makes it possible for us to have peace with God. Shalom is the complete well-being — physical, psychological, social, and spiritual; which flows from all of one’s relationships being put right — with God, within oneself, and with others.
My brothers and sisters today let us pray for that peace but more importantly let us live that peace in our actions.
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