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How the Peace of Christ, Bought With His Blood, Conquered My Anxious Atheist Heart

Carl Bloch (1834-1890), “The Supper at Emmaus”

‘Peace be with you … was not only a greeting. It was a gift, the gift that the Risen One wants to offer his friends. … This peace, which Christ purchased with his blood, is for them, but also for all. The disciples must pass it on to the whole world …’ — Pope Benedict XVI