BOB
In Chapter 16 of the account of the acts of the early disciples, the
disciples are referred to as “disturbers of the peace” for freeing
a woman from the demon that possessed her. Are we willing to disturb
the peace in naming the demons that possess our society today. The demons
of greed and selfishness. The demons of busy-ness and pre-occupation.
We are called to create this kind of uproar in our world today just
as the disciples were in the 1st Century. But there is also
unhelpful stress that comes from anxiety. So let us then pray with Saint
Teresa of Avila:
Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are
passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices. In this prayer
there is peace in the midst of chaos.
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