The Silence Between the Words
When Jesus spoke, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you," He was not offering a concept to be grasped but a...
This is tradition perspectives on peace, drawing on John 14:27.
When Jesus spoke, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you," He was not offering a concept to be grasped but a Presence to be received. Thomas Merton understood this distinction. He wrote that we spend our lives "competing with one another for worthless prizes," drowning out the very stillness where Christ's peace already dwells. Consider what happens in centering prayer.…
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