Peace I leave with you: Jesus demonstrates that meekness is possible. He incarnated it precisely in the most difficult moment, and he wants us to behave that way too, since we are the heirs of his peace. He wants us to be meek, open, available to listen, capable of defusing tensions and weaving harmony. This is witnessing to Jesus and is worth more than a thousand words and many sermons. The witness of peace. As disciples of Jesus, let us ask ourselves if we behave like this where we live: do we ease tensions, do we defuse conflicts? Are we too at odds with someone, always ready to react, explode, or do we know how to respond non-violently, do we know how to respond with peaceful actions and words? How do I react? Everyone should ask themselves this.
--Pope Francis, May 7, 2023
Image source 1: Emil Nolde, Christ and the Children (1910), https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79494
Image source 2: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/who-am-i-judge-popes-most-powerful-phrase-2013-flna2d11791260
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