THURSDAY, EASTER OCTAVE
Acts 3: 11-26 Ps 8: 2, 5-9 Lk 24: 35-48
SHALOM SHALOM!
In today’s gospel passage, Jesus appears to two disciples on the way to Emmaus and greets them saying, “Peace be to you.” These simple yet profound words carry a depth of meaning. The phrase “peace” comes from the Hebrew word shalom, a common greeting in Jewish culture. Yet, shalom is far richer than a polite salutation; it is a word filled with theological and spiritual depth. In the Old Testament, shalom describes health and prosperity, it is associated with the well-being of the faithful, peace between individuals and nations, and signifies security, flourishing, and God’s abiding presence. Shalom conveys wholeness, harmony, well-being, reconciliation, and divine blessing. When the risen Jesus greets His disciples with “Peace be to you,” He is not simply calming their fears; He is restoring them. His peace heals their wounded hearts and re-establishes their relationship with Him.
The peace of Christ is thus a transforming presence. It reassures, strengthens, and sends forth. To receive His shalom is to be made whole again and to live in the assurance that God is with us, guiding us from fear to faith and from sorrow to joy. In saying “Peace be to you,” Jesus imparted Gods peace and healing in fuller, and spiritual sense. The greeting peace be to you it is a direct antidote to the anxiety, guilt and confusion. Jesus affirms that His resurrection brought lasting peace to the humanity not just the temporary relief. Heb. 13:20-21 teaches that the God of peace had raised Jesus from the dead and there is nothing for anyone to fear. Because of His sacrifice on the cross, men and women could now have peace with God and enjoy the peace of God. The peace of Christ brought emotional, relational and spiritual brokenness of the humanity. So when Jesus greets the disciples “peace be to you” he offers all divine riches to the disciples. Jesus is the true source of peace. Money prestigious life, fame, authority, power cannot give peace. Whatever we do, wherever we be, and whatever we become, we will never find peace, until we make Jesus Christ is a centre of our life, our Lord, God and king.
Response: O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name
through all the earth!
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