"Recounting his own reaction to the
United States joining the United Kingdom in the Second World War in
December 1941 - an act Winston Churchill perceived as a sure sign of
eventual victory - the British prime minister wrote, 'Being saturated and satiated with emotion and sensation, I went to bed and slept the sleep of the saved and thankful.'
"That such news conduced to good sleep
is unsurprising. When we are in the midst of a struggle, news of a
happy end begets a kind of interior peace or rest by quieting the
turbulent forces within us. The peace Churchill described was, of
course, imperfect, awaiting a more perfect peace that would come from
victories in Europe and Japan in 1945.
"Jesus similarly offers his disciples peace when he appears to them in today's Gospel: 'Peace be with you.'"
In a recent commentary, Brother Nicholas Hartman, O.P., reflected on how, "assured of victory - of final peace - we now enjoy an imperfect peace in ourselves and in the Church."
To access Br. Nicholas' complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: The Sleep of the Saved (25 APR 19)
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