(Jesus said
to his disciples) “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as
the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or
afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’
If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the
Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it happens, so
that when it happens you may believe. I will no longer speak much with you, for
the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me, but the world must
know that I love the Father and that I do just as the Father has commanded me.”
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Reflection:
What is this
peace that Jesus mentions to us in the gospel? It’s the peace that no one in
this world can ever give us. We cannot find this peace with worldly power or
riches. Because the more worldly power and riches we have the more that we’ll
have no peace in our hearts.
Many of us
think that we will have peace by having power and wealth that’s why we aspire
for it! We don’t even care if we sin as long as we could have this corrupted
wealth and power. But we must be wary for the reason that the devil has always
a concession for us to have immoral wealth and power and the concession is
sin. And by accepting the offer of the devil we are permanently under the
devil’s devious spell until we die and we end up in hell.
On the
contrary, Jesus offers us His peace. Peace that no amount of worldly power and
wealth could measure up. Peace that will keep us permanently away from
sin and peace that will plant contentment in our hearts. Therefore, we must
embrace this peace that Jesus offers us.
Do you
already have the peace of Jesus in your heart? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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