「我把平安留給你們，我將我的平安賜給你們；我所賜給你們的，不像世界所賜的一樣。你們心裡不要煩亂，也不要膽怯。
你們聽見了我給你們說過：我去；但我還要回到你們這裡來。如果你們愛我，就該喜歡我往父那裡去，因為父比我大。
如今在事發生前，我就告訴了你們，為叫你們當事發生時能相信。
我不再同你們多談了，因為世界的首領就要來到；他在我身上一無所能，
但為叫世界知道我愛父，並且父怎樣命令我，我就照樣去行；起來，我們從這裡走罷！」
Friends, in today’s Gospel Jesus gives us an antidote for fear. Whom or what are you afraid of? That is a very important spiritual question. One way to understand our lives is to look at those things that we seek: wealth, power, privilege, honor, pleasure, friendship. But another way is to turn that question around and determine what or who it is that we fear.
We might fear the loss of material things, the loss of a job, the loss of physical health, the loss of the esteem of others, the loss of personal intimacy, or ultimately, the loss of life itself. We are afraid of many things, but I’d be willing to bet that there is a primary or principal fear. What is it for you?
Now, after identifying that, listen to Jesus: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid." Any and all of the things that we customarily fear—loss of money, fame, pleasure, and power—have to do with this world. What Jesus is saying is that we should not let those fears come to dominate or define our lives, for he is with us—and with him is his peace.
(From Bishop Robert Barron)