The Kingdom of God is here. Jesus did not establish his Kingdom with military might. Jesus came in peace to proclaim the Gospel, Good News. Peace be with you was a frequent greeting of Jesus, especially after the Resurrection. That same greeting may be gleaned from the Angel Gabriel's greeting to Mary: "Be not afraid; you have found favor with the Lord." God says the same to us: "Be not afraid; you are favored by the Lord God, who comes, in Christ Jesus, to restore us to the Father, to right our relationship with God, to crush Satan, whose goal is to lure us away from all that proclaims God's goodness, His compassion, His love. Jesus comes to draw us to the Lord in love by the goodness of God revealed by his good deeds among us. The blind see, The deaf hear. The sick are healed of all kinds of diseases, the Gospel tells us today. The lame walk. Those possessed of demons are freed.
Yes, come back to God. The Kingdom of God is here making all things new, righting all wrongs. That is God's nature and yours and mine as well in Christ Jesus.
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