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Tuesday 5th
Week Easter
The
Institute
April 26,
2016
Jesus’ Peace +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø In this morning’s gospel, Jesus says: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to
you,
Ø Not as the world gives do I give it to you.”
Ø The “peace” that Jesus gives is primarily an inner, an interior peace
Ø That is why Jesus says: “Not as the world gives do I give it to
you.”
Peace as emotional +++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø “Peace” Jesus
gives 1st has emotional dimension
Ø Includes sense of self-esteem/self-worth,
feeling of being loved at least by God
Ø
Includes
sense of personal security, freed from unnecessary fear and
anxiety
Ø
Right
after J offers us his peace, he says: “Do
not let your hearts be troubled or afraid”
Ø
So
often upset w/i ourselves & animosity in R relationships, even w/ nations,
comes from fear
Ø I think of St. Matthew’s Gospel becz at
beginning, angel says 2 Joseph: “Don’t
B afraid 2 take Mary as
your wife”
Ø And then at very end, another angel
says 2 women at tomb: “Do not be afraid”
Ø Matthew sees beginning & end of
good news as our being free from fear, at peace emotionally
Ø Here today Jesus is saying the same
thing
Peace as spiritual +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø Jesus’ peace – again different from
the peace of the world – also has a spiritual component
Ø He assures us of God’s abiding
presence with us
Ø In John’s Gospel, right before today’s
verses, he promises the Holy Spirit will be with us always
Ø This Spirit — presence of God w/ us —
removes R sense of being alone
Ø Spirit is our sharing and living God’s
life right now
Ø Spirit in this way gives us a
companionship and strength for our lives
Ø The Spirit is R foundational source of
peace
CONCLUSION
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø
Whether
it’s in small groups, one-on-one, or offering Sign of Peace at Mass …
Ø
They
are all affirmations of this abiding presence of God, both emotionally and
spiritually
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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