The souls of those who are in union with Jesus are filled with peace

We die with Jesus and rise with Him again. In the Letter to the Romans, we find essential truths about us being grafted into Jesus through faith – this union is given us in baptism. “Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.” (Rom 6:8) Here the emphasis is on the words “we believe”. We need to put into practice our union with Jesus. If we abide in ourselves, troubles arise. If we are in union with Christ, our soul is always filled with peace. We feel peace regardless of whether someone scolds us or we fall ill. You can even be a cripple confined to a wheelchair for some 40 years, or you can even be sentenced to death, and you can be happy because you have Jesus. If you are in union with Jesus, you are filled with peace that the world cannot give. This is a law that works: Whenever a problem comes, you experience inner peace. God gives it to a soul that opens to Him. Anyone can try it. But someone may object: What is the meaning of such a life? Well, life has a deep meaning if you have Jesus. For example, Joni Eareckson Tada, an American, is paralysed and unable to move her arms and legs. She can only write with a pen between her teeth. She must be fed, etc. And yet she has saved many physically healthy people who were depressed and wanted to end their lives. They phoned her, she spoke a few words to them in God’s Spirit, and the suicidal demon left them and God’s peace filled their hearts. They thanked her for saving their lives. This is what Jesus has done through her sacrifice, through her being with Him.

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