Today's Thoughts...

Today’s Thoughts: "The Lord speaks of peace to his people and his holy ones and to those who turn to him.” the entrance antiphon for today mass. What a wonderful thought, “The Lord speaks of peace…” to consider as we enter a new day. However, if we read on in our Gospel for today I am not sure Jesus is speaking of peace. He tells us, that persecution, pain, struggle and difficult time are ahead if we believe. He says these struggles and persecutions will come from everywhere they can even come from our family.
 
This seems a far cry from peace! It seems that believing, having faith takes a tremendous amount of trust in God and trust is not always easy. However, if we have that trust then peace can happen!
 
Amid our daily struggles, in the midst of everything that makes it hard to have faith, to hope, to love can we are asked to trust in God presence and action in our life and if we do we will encounter the peace that the Lord speaks of for his people today and always!
 
Have a great Wednesday everyone!