30 April, 2024 | Tuesday of Fifth Week of Easter

 Acts 14:19-28

Gospel Jn 14:27-31a

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."

Reflections:

The peace that the Risen Lord offers is the peace that passes all understanding. Jesus often went to a quiet place to pray and listen to God. He always turned to the Father, relying on his wisdom and strength. Jesus responded to each situation only as the Father directed him, and he was able to remain in the peace of God and minister that peace to all who sought him. Jesus' heart was grounded in love for his Father. We all face trials, disappointments and fears and in each of these situations Jesus says: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you". He longs to draw us to the side of the Father so that we can know the kind of peace that does not depend on the solutions around us, but on the steadfast, solid love of God.

Action: 

Maintain peace and serenity even in turbulent times today, whatever it maybe.