Thursday, April 24th

Peace Be with You

Luke 24 : 35-45

While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.”

Luke 24: 36 (NIV)

“Peace be with you.” This was a common greeting among the Jews. These words contain a profound meaning. With the word peace Jesus refers to the spiritual peace He had previously promised them.

Jesus did not rebuke his disciples for abandoning them. Instead, he greeted them as his friends and brothers, did so without rancor, and forgave them.

Peace means rest, repose, goodness, and tranquility. But the peace of God is much more than these everyday words.

To be in God’s peace is to feel his divine presence in our lives, just as his disciples experienced it.

The peace of God is to fill us abundantly with His grace and the Holy Spirit. When God’s peace comes into our lives, everything is renewed, something beautiful and difficult to explain happens, it is joy, and it is fullness.

Our Lord is not a god of confusion but of peace, let us make peace with one another and the God of peace and love will give us joy, patience and mercy.

Prayer: We pray to you, Lord, for peace in the midst of the storm. Amen.  

Translation by Susan Metcalf Smith

 

Abril 24,  jueves

La Paz Este Contigo.

Lucas 24 : 35-45

Mientras ellos hablaban de estás cosas Jesús se puso en medio de ellos, y les dijo.. Paz a vosotros.

Lucas 24: 36

“Paz a vosotros.” Este era un saludo común entre los judíos. Estas palabras contienen un profundo significado. Con la palabra paz Jesús se refiere a la paz espiritual que les había prometido con anterioridad.

Jesús no reprendió a sus discípulos por haberles abandonado. En cambio los saludó como sus amigos y hermanos, lo hizo sin rencor y los perdonó.

Paz significa descanso, reposo, bondad, sosiego. Más la paz de Dios es mucho más que esas frases cotidianas.

Estar en la paz de Dios es sentir su divina presencia en nuestras vidas, así como la experimentaron sus discípulos.

La paz de Dios es llenarnos abundantemente de su Gracia y del Espíritu Santo . Cuando la paz de Dios llega a nuestras vidas, todo se renueva, algo hermoso difícil de explicar ocurre, es gozo y es plenitud.

Nuestro Señor  no es un Dios de confusiones sino de paz, hagamos la paz los unos con los otros y el Dios de Paz y de amor nos dará gozo, paciencia y misericordia.

Oración: Te rogamos Señor, por la paz en medio de tormenta. Amén.