A Moment To Pause: Sunday May 24th 2026 #pentecost #holyspirit #church

Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today written by Mary Tyrrell. This passage is still pertinent today. Just as the disciples faced fear and uncertainty, millions of people around our world are feeling fearful, confused, anxious, and uncertain about the future. You might be one of them. There are so many threats to life, to health, to relationships and basic human needs. Dramatically we’re told Jesus,“came and stood among them and said  ‘Peace be with you”. These words convey more than just the absence of conflict; they remind the troubled disciples and us that God’s presence brings reassurance, and restoration to any situation.Jesus meets the disciples in their fear and transforms it into joy. We definitely need more Jesus in our hearts and world. We are called to be a presence of peace wherever we are. When I was a lot younger, I remember I travelled to London to take part in an anti war demonstration.We didn’t stop the war but I have always been happy, and quietly proud, that I took part in that march. Let’s pray in the words of St Francis: Lord, make me a channel of your peace, that where there is hatred, I may bring love; where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness where there is discord, I may bring harmony where there is despair, I may bring hope. Thanks for joining us today.