Sunday, May 22, 2022

6th Sunday of Easter

 

The Peace of Christ



The world claims to offer us Peace.
But where can we find it?

In Politics?
In our neighborhoods?
In Our Schools?
Between Nations?

The world thinks that if it gives you x ray machines at airports,
cameras on the city streets,
home security companies and
no gun zones at schools there will be Peace.

Does any of this make anyone feel "Peaceful?"

How many worries and anxieties steal our Peace of Mind?

Only Jesus offers True and Lasting Peace.

The disciples overcame their fear and came out from behind their locked doors,
After they received the Peace of the Risen Christ.

Every morning Mother Teresa faced thousands of homeless and dying in the streets of Calcutta,
She was was not overcome with worry and anxiety about what to do,
For she had the Peace of the Risen Christ.

St. Maximilian Kolbe was dying in the starvation bunker in Auschwitz,
But he was not overcome with fear or hatred towards his enemies,
For He had the Peace of the Risen Christ.

They all found Peace the world could not give nor take away.
A Peace that only comes from the Risen Christ.

We too can have that same Peace!

At every Mass, after the Our Father, Jesus offers us that same Peace.
Do we realize the unbelievable gift He is offering us?
Of does it just go over our heads as we go through the motions of Mass?

No matter where one is.
No matter what one is enduring.
No matter what one is lacking or suffering.

Those who have Christ have a Peace that endures it all.
A Peace that overcomes and conquers all.
A Peace the world simply does not have and cannot give!

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