But peace has nothing to do with passivity. Wanting to trust in God and to strengthen our faith in Providence is quite different from allowing ourselves to act selfishly, and not wanting to think about the big burden that falls on others. True peace is accompanied by action in which we strive in all submissiveness to go to meet the God who comes to meet us.... Can you imagine the Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph at the terrible time of the flight into Egypt trying to figure out how they would manage there, where living was certainly more expensive than in frugal Judea? They prepared their few provisions and took with them what could reasonably be carried on a donkey's back, and that's all.
Let us do all we can do. But when we can't do anything more, let's keep quiet. Let's think about our duty to encourage optimism and joy around us, and let's not be like those somber and glib prophets who each day think it is their duty to announce increasing woes and all kinds of hardships.
We should love the period in which we live. because it was given to us as a means of getting to heaven. We should make ourselves amiable in order to make this duty easier for others.
~Mother Marie des Douleurs in
Joy Out of SorrowO Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
grant us Your peace which surpasses all understanding!
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