Jeff Millican, a chaplain at the school where I work, was in a small group that recently met for prayer on campus. We were discussing how Jesus appeared to the disciples after his resurrection, and Jeff reminded us that Jesus didn’t scold the disciples, or shame them. (“What a bunch of losers! You deserted me at my lowest point!”) Instead, he pronounced peace.
Let us work to remember this merciful truth. Jesus is with us now, always. But if we hear an accusing, critical, harsh voice, it is not his. Of course there will be times of reproof or correction, but always with love. Always “Peace be with you.”
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