Greetings Dear Reader,
One of the things that mark the Holy Days that should not
is a lack of peace. The entire purpose
of the coming days is to focus on the peace that has been offered us freely. Instead, we worry, bicker, and stress over
things that are not supposed to have that effect on us.
I have heard several people lacking peace over costumes and
events already. I have even already
heard anxiety about meal planning. One dear
friend confessed to me why she dislikes the Holy Days and it is all connected
to a lack of peace with the past that infects the future.
If we are to be prepared for the Hallowed Days and the
passage to which they are the gateway, we must make peace within our minds and
hearts. That peace must be forged in love. It needs to be unconditional just like the love
that fuels it. This sounds easy but I know
there are difficulties that feed it.
If I wish to have peace within this passage, I must not
carry that which disrupts my peace. I
must lay aside the worry and resentment that rob me of peace. I cannot carry any anger or bitterness and
have peace. I must forgive, forebear,
and foster the peace I in which I wish to walk.
My words must be kind and gentle.
My thoughts must be loving and good.
With some people, this is as easy as pumpkin pie. With others, it is a moment by moment
battle. Everything about hallowing our
days is related to seeking peace in every moment. The idea is that we become the beacon of
peace and allow things to wash over us that wish to rob us of that serenity.
In reality, if we are forgiving in the moment, we are at
peace. If we remain hard to offend then
peace reigns in us. We become set aside or hallowed to peace when what we seek is to follow Christ in loving
others. That, Dear Reader, is something
worth fighting for and we can win.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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