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:
Can we be vehicles of peace in this world? Yes we can certainly be! This
could happen if we are not quick to pass judgement. If we are forgiving and if
we are ready let bygones be bygones. We are free when we are always
peaceful. We are free from the primary sower of hatred and sin in our lives
none other than satan. And we are free from anything that is not good.
The beauty of being vehicles of peace is we allow Jesus to become an active
part of our life. This is for the reason that Jesus Himself lived a life of
peace. Jesus chose peace instead of hatred and Jesus chose peace instead of
revenge.
In the gospel for this Tuesday, Jesus said to His disciples; peace I
leave with you, my peace I give to you (John 14:27). Let us own and accept this
peace being offered by Jesus because this peace is also for us.
One of the best if not the best gift that Jesus gives us is the gift of
peace and we need this peace that comes from Jesus today more than any other
time. But many of us still don’t have peace right at this very moment and this
is caused by our fear of getting sick of Covid-19. But if we have Jesus we
would have peace notwithstanding Covid-19.
Do we have peace in our lives right now? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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