Peace and Joy

Pascha is to be extended. The question: how do I live in a Paschal way?, cannot be answered except by reflecting on what was said in the prayers of the feast. I will remind you firstly that the believer attends the divine service, whatever its occasion, that is, he prepares himself for it, and then, on his way out, takes it away with him. Preparation for Pascha is well-known. The question is: what does Pascha exhort us to bring along upon our leaving it? Many things, of which I choose: joy and peace. I am not talking about emotional peace and joy, that is, which are stimulated by something from outside, but rather, about what the victory of the Living Christ implants in our hearts. The Paschal human being, in order to keep himself in peace and joy, does not need to live in a world that is crisis-free. No world is without crises! The presence of the Paschal person is different, he is free, setting out on earth at the behest of a God Who has commanded him to tell the world about Him. Keep yourself in peace and joy. Greet. Smile. It is manifested in the simple things that we come from a Living God.