I’m working to not let my heart be troubled or afraid, but even if that’s my default, I don’t have to maintain that setting today. I can modify it. And God is always at work in me, rewriting the code that I can’t even decipher and changing my settings from troubled to peace.

For Reflection:

• What are your default settings? Anxiety, negativity, sadness, despondency – or positivity, idealism, pessimism, optimism, realism?

• What does a troubled heart feel like for you?

• What helps you to not let your heart be troubled or afraid?

• How do you open yourself to the peace that Christ offers you? What is Christ’s peace like for you?

by Sister Leslie Keener, CDP

Sister Leslie Keener, CDP is the director of God Space, a community-building spirituality ministry in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. She’s a Sister of Divine Providence with a Masters in Ministry and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction and Retreats from Creighton University. She directs retreats, meets with people for spiritual direction, and serves as the vocation director for her community. She also serves on the Coordinating Council of Spiritual Directors International. She enjoys music, meaningful conversations, and dancing.