One of the most prayed for petitions today is for PEACE, yet it
seems that daily we come further and further from any kind of world peace. The world is not at
peace, because human hearts are not at peace. We are all pulled in opposite
directions by competing desires and torn apart by loyalties to different
ideologies.
Jesus taught us that peace is not just making everything
calm, but rather peace for the whole of life. As the Prince of Peace, Jesus
came to help us love one another and accept one another, even when we are very
different or even disagree with each other. He came to include the poor, the
lonely the unusual and rejected. He came to bring peace between one another.
And for those of us who are in Christ, our peace is doubly
sure, because we not only have the peace of God with us right now, we have the
peace that comes from knowing that nothing at all, not even death, can separate
us from the love of God that is our in Christ Jesus our Lord.
This Advent as we hear- or sing- “Peace
on Earth, Goodwill to Men” let us reflect how we actively work at bringing that
peace on earth… in our own families, with neighbors and friends, and even those
we may consider our “enemies”. And let us pray for those who seek to kill the peace efforts of others.
Let us this week pray to our Lady Queen of Peace, who has
promised us world peace, obtainable only through prayer and a change of heart-
one which reflects her Son.
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| Our Lady Queen of Peace |
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