Easter Meditation

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ

Book 3 Chapter 23: On Four Things that bring Great Peace

Christ to His disciple: “My child, now I shall teach you the way of true peace and perfect liberty.”

In today’s message, we are told the four things that will bring us great joy and peace.  They are i) try to always do the will of another, ii) always chose less riches than more, iii) always seek to be least, and iv) always “wish for and pray that the will of God will be accomplished in me.” In accomplishing these four things, I remove all the obstacles that keep from the kingdom of Heaven.  God created us to love and adore Him and to serve Him.  When we could not understand this, He sent us His only Son to be our example.  Jesus said that He came to serve not to be served (Matthew 20:28).  To be first, we must be last.  To place ourselves last puts us in the position to serve others and to place their needs before our needs.  So how does being last give me true peace and perfect liberty?  First and foremost, it frees us from the desires for the earthly things that separate us from God.  It takes our desires and directs them towards God for serving Gods children.  Serving others gives us self-worth in a way that is not based on earthly treasures. The feeling of accomplishment is not from a material feet, but one in giving of oneself to another.  When you help someone, especially someone in need, the joy that they receive becomes magnified in you.  So why do we chose against these four things?  When we desire to be served or desire to be rich or desire to be ahead of some else, we are driven by pride and greed and not love.  We seek to find our joy and happiness in the less fortunate position of another.  Society tells us that we will not be happy unless we have great riches.  In reality, that is a true statement.  Unfortunately, the treasures which society seeks is material and not spiritual.  If we seek material treasures, we can never be satisfied.  We always want more.  However, if we seek spiritual treasures, our chest is immediately filled with overflowing love from our Father in Heaven.  The reason we are not satisfied with the earthly treasures is that they cannot satisfy us. They never satisfy us because there is always more to be had. God’s love is instantly infinite, it is not conditioned and it is fully given to you.  He loved us so much that God created us in His image and likeness.  Therefore, we can only be satisfied when we fulfill His will and be like Him – a servant to others.

A Simple Prayer

Oh My Savior, You who can do all things and have all the treasures,

Fill my soul with Your Grace to enable me to accomplish these four things

So that I may experience true peace and perfect joy. 

Yours in Christ

Michael Marcon