I have a question on Matt 10:34 "My mission is to spread, not peace, but division." -Matthew 10:34 We call Jesus the "Prince of Peace" (Is 9:5), so how can He say he won't bring peace?

It is a confusing statement, isn't it? 

Here's the way the Catholic Bishops have explained this:  Jesus, "divides and separates us from all that keeps us from a close, intimate, personal relationship with Him. He wants full communion with us and nothing less. He has come to divide us - to tear us from relationships with people and things that are keeping us from being closer to Him."  So, how can we be in full relationship with the 'Prince of Peace?  First we must examine our relationships. and ask ourselves some questions such as: "Am I spending time with any people who are pulling me away from Christ? Am I  spending too much time in front of the TV or wasting too much time with electronic devices or other inanimate objects that keep me from prayer time?" Are any of my relationships more important to me than my relationship with Jesus?  If the answer to any of those questions are, "Yes," then I need to "cut them out" of my life.

Jesus wants to mean everything to us.   We can let Him into our lives today in a bigger, more profound way:  We just have to "make the cut."

One Bread, One Body   Monday, July 14, 2014   http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/071414.cfm