Wednesday, March 6, Lent, day 19
‘Peace begins with a smile’ - Mother Teresa.
It might work so it might be worth an experiment to see if we can extend peace to others with a smile. But I can imagine it also might really annoy someone who is really mad at you in the moment so be careful how and when you use it.
Looking at it from another direction… can you imagine God smiling on you, on your family, on your friends, on your enemies, on the whole world?
We don’t have it written down that Jesus smiled but we don’t have a lot of things that made Jesus fully human written down for us. We know he wept but surely he had the full range of human emotions like we do. One of the things that makes us human is our capacity for emotion.
Let’s try a smile today and see how far the peace it brings can spread. And even if it is only in you, that will be enough.
Let’s pray:
When the moment arises today, and joy or a smile is an appropriate response, may I remain in the moment and express that emotion. May that somehow bring peace. Amen.