Reflection (The readings are below, for your reference)
If there is one greeting that would be universal across all religions, it might just be “Peace be with you.” Perhaps at this time, when we experience tensions between countries, sects, and religions, and when we seem to be at odds with our earth’s resources, all who pray might consider praying for peace, and all who meditate might dwell on peace, and all who work might work for peace. In our homes, in our governments, on our many lands.
Namaste! Amen!
The Readings
Acts 14:19-28
Psalm 145:10-13ab,21
John 14:27-31a
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; but the kind of peace I give you is not like the world’s peace. Don’t let your hearts be distressed; don’t be fearful. You’ve heard me say, “I am going away but I will return.” If you really loved me, you would rejoice because I am going to Abba God, for Abba is greater than I. I tell you this now, before it happens, so that when it happens you will believe. I won’t speak much more with you, because the ruler of this world, who has no hold on me, is at hand; but I do this so that the world may know that I love Abba God and do as my Abba has commanded. Let’s get up now, and be on our way.
The reading translation is from The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation (New York: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007).
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