Author: hermitageofpeace

The Hermit of Peace following the Rule of St. Benedict.

Shalom My Friends!

Peace Beyond Understanding!

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
John 14:17-27

Will our world ever return to how it use to be? The Pandemic of COVID-19 seems to be becoming much less of an issue. But other things still seem disturbing.

How do we find peace in the craziness of living today?

Jesus is the answer!

When we turn to Him, when we bring our total selves to Him, when we put our trust in Him, we can find the peace beyond understanding. It is a Divine Peace, a Peace that is not based on worldly things, a Peace brings calm to us.

May we bathe in this Peace, no matter what we are going through!

Pax.

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Believers Take Note!

Resurrection Love

“A new commandment I give you that you love one another; even as I loved you, that you may also love one another.”
John 13:34

Love was on the Cross!

Jesus is Love and He was nailed to the Cross. His message is too radical for for many to deal will. Hate thought it could destroy Love!

Wrong!

Jesus’ Love will have the Final Victory!

The hate that put Jesus on the Cross was destroyed by the Resurrection of Jesus, the Resurrection of Love!

Our challenge for us is to love even when we have to deal with hate all around us! Hate will be defeated. We, believers, must respond to hate as Jesus did!

They will know that we are Christians by our love!

Pax.

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Happy Love Day!

Jesus, Our Hope!

“…And they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of My Hand.
John 10:28

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

We celebrate two important facts today, Jesus our Good Shepherd and the love of our Mothers. But, in one way, we are celebrating true love.

Mothers are our first shepherds. It is through our Mothers that we encounter Jesus, the Good Shepherd. Their love for us imparts the Divine Love and because of their love, we can experience the Divine Love.

So we celebrate, as best we can, the love of the person who has taught us how to love, our Mothers. We celebrate, with all our strength, the Love in which all Christian Love is based: Jesus, the Good Shepherd.

We celebrate Unconditional Love!

Pax.

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Resurrection Love Power!

Will We Be Disciples of Christ?

Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast”.
John 22:12

After Resurrection Sunday, Jesus made himself present to His Disciples. He created the Resurrection Ministry. Jesus taught them the lesson that evil will not be victorious. In the end, only love will have the Victory!

The Cross is the Key!

The Crucifixion of the Lord Jesus was necessary because hate will always have it’s day, but it cannot win! The Cross and the Tomb are not the end when we are with Jesus!

Jesus wants to share intimacy with us! A breakfast with people we love is a very intimate situation. Words may be limited but love speaks loudly!

Jesus calls us to this intimacy! He calls us to dine with Him; His Love will reign in us! When we have come from this meal, we have been changed, we take this Love Power with us, and change our world!

Be Disciples of Divine Love! Be Disciples of Jesus! Let us lead all people to the Resurrection!

Pax

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May We Experience Unconditional Love and Mercy!

Believe in Jesus and Be Blest!

Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!

Jesus said to Thomas, “Have you believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who not have seen me, and yet believe.”
John 20: 29

Having a personal relationship with Jesus changes one’s life. Perhaps it was easier to develop a relationship with the Lord when he walked the earth. However, wherever we are, we can have this relationship through our human relationships, in the Word, in the Sacraments, and though prayer. Our lives will keep being transformed in this interchange.

Whenever life gets complicated and we start feeling bad about ourselves, come to Jesus; talk to Him. Received His Mercy; received His peace! We will rise from the feelings that are negative about ourselves; we will be transformed in Jesus’ mercy and love. Mercy and love, with Jesus is Divine, and unconditional. There exists no better relationship!

Come to Jesus and be blest!

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Jesús Rose, We Rise!

Amen, Amen, Alleluia, Amen!

Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but arisen!
Luke 24:5-6

Beloved, after all the evil people could do!After all the hate! After the tomb! Jesus rose from the dead!

Amen! Amen! Alleluia! Amen!

But never forget why He rose!

Jesus rose to take us with Him!

Jesus was born of the Blessed Virgin Mary! He was trained and worked as craftsman under St. Joseph, He created the Ministry of Love and Peace, and ultimately hate killed Him! Jesus did all this so that we will rise in response to all the evil and hate that is part of being in the world!

Jesus rose for us so that we will rise from any evil that wants to destroy us!

O Death, where is thy sting, or Grave thy Victory! 1Cor 15:55-57

Live the Victory!

When we put our lives in Jesus Hands, we rise! We rise over all that wants to destroy us!

Jesus’ Resurrection is Our Resurrection!

#TotalTrust

Pax

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Let us be more like the Lord!

Find Your Colt!

They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and Jesus sat on it.
Luke 19:35

Happy Palm Sunday!

What a glorious day!

Palm Sunday brings back many awesome memories, but often what is forgotten is Jesus’ actions.

May we find time today to meditate on the reality that the Person who is the Son of God, lowered Himself to be one of us! Jesus rode on an animal of burden. When we look at what is important to us, let us remember that God rode a donkey and was not ashame. He ate with us and lived with us and modeled for us what is expected of us. It is never what we have, but always who we are, and how we treat one another.

As we travel through Holy Week, may we find our colt and be more like Jesus!

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