learn to safeguard the peace

1. After receiving the sacraments, we obtain that tranquility. Do I safeguard or do I squander it? E.g. social media, stock market. 

There's never a good reason to lose peace. 

4 bad reasons we lose our peace.
1. The troubles of life 
- unnecessary worry of what we are to eat and what we are to wear
- not be overly greedy, which will worry us 
- concern becomes a worry 

Find it difficult to trust God
- Learn the virtue of poverty, learn how to do with the necessary. 
- don't need to worry about others getting bigger paycheck 

2. Shortcoming of others
- the incompetence of others or difficult colleague affects us.
- God put me there to sanctify me 
- your peace is not dependent on the external environment 
Eph 5: 15-21 we are living in evil times. The remedy: Give thanks always 
- we have internal freedom to choose to be affected 

3. Our own faults
- be patient with me.
- patience with me. Now.
- we will have defects - to be merciful with others and to have humility 
- those who are not merciful from others are not merciful with themselves 

4. The fear of suffering
- running away from the Cross won't give u peace 

Peace is the Tranquity of Order
Need interior order 
Sin is disorder 

Blessed are the peacemaker for they shall be called children of God 
- have we been trouble maker or peace maker?

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