03.30.2018
Happy Easter!
Dear Sisters, Associates and Friends,
“Peace be with you!”
These are the first words of the Risen Christ, as if to say that the first fruit of the resurrection is peace. Certainly, it is not the peace of one’s own tranquility, but the peace that rises our love for others, a peace that makes us leave ourselves and go towards others. This peace enables us to meet the lonely, the marginalized and the displaced people. This spirit of peace engenders hope and joy, harmony and justice, reconciliation and unity. Peace becomes a bridge for dialogue, understanding and the possibility of new life.
Yes, the Peace of Easter, illuminates and guides the steps of all those who work for justice and peace. The Peace of Easter enables us to be attentive to the Sacrament of the Moment, the Sacrament of Encounter, to welcome differences and each other as sons and daughters loved by God. The Peace of Easter sustains a true friendship and empowers strong and significant relationships. The Peace of Easter is contagious!
In the “everyday” of our lives, how do we greet people? How can we be bearers of Easter Peace?
May the Risen Lord, enable us to attentively listen to his greeting of peace and move towards others with the same peace with which he bless us every day.
May we be bearers of hope, joy, courage and solidarity, fruits of the Easter Peace.
Happy Easter!
Sr. Sally
Sr. Philomina
Sr. Mariraelena
Sr. Ieda