Daily Retreat 10/24/08
2008 Oct 24 Fri: Ordinary Weekday/ Anthony Mary Claret, bp, rf
Eph 4: 1-6/ Ps 23(24): 1-2. 3-4ab. 5-6/ Lk 12: 54-59
From today’s readings: “One Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.... Lord, this is the people that longs to see Your face.... You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time?”
Recipe for Peace
Peace is a blessing we all hope and pray for: world peace, peace in our nation, peace in our community, peace in our family, peace in our hearts. The presence of violence and unrest in so many places does not mean peace is unattainable, but it certainly proves peace is not easy.
Paul gives the Christian recipe for peace: “live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace....”
We can dismiss Paul’s vision of how peace will come as an impossible ideal, or we can commit ourselves to putting it into practice (with the peace it brings!) in our hearts, in our family, in our community, in our nation, and in our world. As the saying goes: Know Jesus, know Peace. No Jesus, no peace.
Eph 4: 1-6/ Ps 23(24): 1-2. 3-4ab. 5-6/ Lk 12: 54-59
From today’s readings: “One Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.... Lord, this is the people that longs to see Your face.... You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time?”
Recipe for Peace
Peace is a blessing we all hope and pray for: world peace, peace in our nation, peace in our community, peace in our family, peace in our hearts. The presence of violence and unrest in so many places does not mean peace is unattainable, but it certainly proves peace is not easy.
Paul gives the Christian recipe for peace: “live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace....”
We can dismiss Paul’s vision of how peace will come as an impossible ideal, or we can commit ourselves to putting it into practice (with the peace it brings!) in our hearts, in our family, in our community, in our nation, and in our world. As the saying goes: Know Jesus, know Peace. No Jesus, no peace.
posted by FrPitstick | 10/20/2008
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