Novena for Peace: Day 1 reflection

Everybody today seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater developments and greater riches and so on, so that children have very little time for their parents, parents have very little time for each other. And in the home begins the disruption of peace of the world. Mother Teresa (Blessed Teresa of Calcutta)

The holiday season is often a time of rushing, anxiety, demands. This quote by Mother Teresa reminds us that peace often begins at home. As you begin Day 1 of the Novena for Peace, I encourage you to rest for a moment in the company of your Lord who sees into deeply into our souls.

Our souls are clothed only with love; they have no titles, awards, cars, jewelry, homes, cell phones, iPads, or the endless variety of things that prevent us from investing our hearts, and our time, into what matters most: the love we give and receive, the relationships with have with those closest to us.

Through love we will find peace. Today, show someone that they are loved.

Invite God to spend time with you in prayer, reflection and love in the Novena for Peace prayer ritual.

Blessings on your day.