Peace Be with You! Alleluia! Alleluia!
So, I had the students who came on retreat dream about a
world where peace prevailed. What might that world look like? And
they, with crayons and colored pencils began to create that world together.
In their world they did not litter, they shared their snacks with each other,
they went to church and some even spent time meditating in beautiful natural
surroundings!
In the discussion that followed these 12-year-old kids
came to understand that peace takes some doing! That peace began with each of
them, one small act of peace at a time. They recognized that they had to
leave behind old habits that did not bring peace and begin to form new habits
of love, care and consideration for themselves, for earth, for each other and
for God who is our peace.
The reality of Easter with its renewed hope and promise of
new life, of deep peace and joy, takes us beyond the violence and hatred around
us, to a place where we can dare to dream of a different reality – yes, one
where peace prevails and where reconciliation, forgiveness and healing is the
order of the day. But, it takes some doing!
What might that be for you?
Gail Jagroop, OP
Trinidad
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