JOHN 14:27<\/h2>\n

27\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.\u00a0I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled\u00a0and do not be afraid.<\/h2>\n

I had something else planned for this week, but I cannot shake Parkland from my heart and mind. And I do not believe God wishes me to.<\/p>\n

A friend of mine shared Saint Francis\u2019s \u201cPeace Prayer\u201d and so I am passing it on to you:<\/p>\n

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:<\/em>
\n where there is hatred, let me sow love;<\/em>
\n where there is injury, pardon;<\/em>
\n where there is doubt, faith;<\/em>
\n where there is despair, hope;<\/em>
\n where there is darkness, light;<\/em>
\n where there is sadness, joy.<\/em><\/p>\n

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek<\/em>
\n to be consoled as to console,<\/em>
\n to be understood as to understand,<\/em>
\n to be loved as to love.<\/em>
\n For it is in giving that we receive,<\/em>
\n it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,<\/em>
\n and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.<\/em>
\n Amen.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

May we all be consoling, understanding, loving believers. May we believe what Jesus promised the disciples before He left earth: He gives peace.<\/p>\n

May we all be peace-bearers.<\/h1>\n

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