Daily Inspiration

Jesus said to his disciples: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. You heard me tell you, ‘I am going away and I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father; for the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe. I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming. He has no power over me, but the world must know that I love the Father and that I do just as the Father has commanded me.” —John 14:27-31

Jesus returns to us each time we receive Him in the Holy Eucharist. When He enters into us physically, His peace enters with Him. This peace covers the soul, and is indeed unlike anything in this world.

The heart that receives Him in the Eucharist receives Christ’s peace, knows that nothing else matters, and everything will be alright. Those who accept the peace of Christ, no matter what befalls them in the days ahead, will not be troubled, nor will they be afraid, because Christ is not only with them, He lives within them.