5.23.11
Lectio: Jn 14.27-31a
"Peace, I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” Jn 14. 27
"O God, how far surpassing in quality are Your gifts to us.
I remember Jesus gave us His peace - Yours - and is not simply an absence of conflict but the everlasting Messianic peace of the kingdom - How awesome and wonderful!
Grant that I may always keep the commandments and live day by day as a man of peace and come one day to enjoy Your everlasting peace.
I ask this of You who lives and reigns with Jesus and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever. Amen.
Operatio: Reflect on “peace” - Peace is a result of right relationship with God, others and self. Resolve to strive to live in such relationships and thereby live this life as a person of peace and a sign of the everlasting peace to come.
Tomorrow’s reading: Jn 15.1-8
About Me
- Father Mike
- I was ordained for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on May 15, 1993. I am a widower with 8 children and 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. On July 1, 2014 I began my residence at St Mathew Parish in Philadelphia, PA. My last assignment was pastor of St.Elizabeth Ann Seton in Bensalem, PA since November of 1999. I have created this Blog in response to Pope Benedict XVI's recommendation that Priest use modern means of communications to reach out to people with the Good News. I publish daily my Lectio Divina efforts via a group email. I will publish such efforts from time to time to this site as well as other pertinent info about the Good News of Jesus Christ or issues which are contrary to the Good News. What is Lectio Divina? Lectio Divina is the Study of and Meditation on Sacred Scripture. The steps include: Reading (Lectio),- Pondering (Meditatio); Praying (Oratio) and Silence(Contemplatio). I use the daily Lectionary as the source of readings.
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