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2nd Sunday, A 2008.

The second reading is the beginning of St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. Corinth was and is today a port town 50 miles West of Athens. St. Paul stayed there once and made many converts among the poorer people. To begin with they were enthusiastic followers of Christ hut the challenges of life in their town caused many problems. Corinth was not only a busy, prosperous town with a lively cultural life but it was also known for its slack morals. St. Paul was travelling, evangelising all over the Mediterranean, and heard about the problems developing in the Church of Corinth.
He wrote two, in places despairing letters, reminding them of all that he taught them while staying there.

The Prophesy of Isaiah is one of the longest books in the Bible. about a hundred pages. The prophet lived more than 700 years before the birth of Christ. God appointed him to deliver a warning to the people of Israel. The warning was that their kingdom would fail because of the infidelity of the people.

Today’s passage is addressed to the Servant of God who would speak not only to Israel, but also to the whole world.
God declares that he wants salvation to reach to the ends of the earth.
This prophesy has been fulfilled because the Good News of Jesus is ieached all over the world. Christianity is a worldwide religion, growing in many regions but also declining in some, including our own.

As Christians, we have a duty to assist in the spreading of the Good News. in addition we also have the task of reviving Christianity in our own society, and to seek for understanding and unity among all Christian Churches.

We can do this individually or as a group. qs individuals we should live our lives in imitation of the life of Christ.

He described himself as gentle, meek and humble of heart.

We should seek for and to maintainpeace within our own heart, our family, neighbours, circle of friends and the workplace.

We should make an effort to come closer to those who are separated from us.

We say that charity starts at home. So does understanding, tolerance and peace. This is Peace Sunday. Let us declare, I shall work for peace. Not just, leaving people in peace, but working towards peace.

St paul talks about

the peace of christ that is beyond all understanding.

Let us pray that we may grow ever richer in that heavenly peace so that we can give peace to all we meet.

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