Scripture: And
when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it, 42 saying,
"Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace!" Luke
19:41-42
Reflection: True,
peace in our hearts and peace in our nation are two different things? Yet the source
is the same. The fact that we are seeking it, both in our hearts and mind and
in our surroundings and nation is proof that it is not in us. Or else some may
make us believe that it is already in us and there are many who get carried away
by the deceptive New Agers.
Jesus
wept over the City. How different is the situation now? Are we wiser still in
our days and know how to achieve peace?
The only
thing that makes for peace is Jesus and therefore Paul says: He is our peace
(Eph. 2:14). For there were no one who came and no peacemakers who offered themselves
to reconcile us to God, except Jesus. Thus
Jesus becomes our peace by reconciling us to God and to one another in his
body. .The Eucharist is also an offering of reconciliation and peace
Prayer: Lord
Jesus, you promised us your unique peace which cannot be received from anywhere
but you. Grant us peace!
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