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Whe Emmaus travellers became downcast and despondent. Yet in His
awesome goodness and incomprehensible wisdom Jesus leads them into
liberation. He does it by leading them through the process of reflection,
enlightenment and revelation. He reveals Himself when 'he made as if to go on' (Lk. 24:28). Another version of the Bible simplies this phrase with a word "acted". Is Jesus a hypocritical actor? No! He acted because in reality He never leaves or forsakes us. He is always with us. He merely acted in order to bring the travellers to a higher level of being and a purer form of desire, to bring them out of their egocentric concern for self to the care of "the other". Only when the travellers became ready and open receptacles for truth did He reveal himself to them. Here we see Jesus as indeed the greatest teacher/facilitator, healer and deliverer. He wants to turn our mourning into joy. Yes, He wants to lead us through all our disappointments and hopelessness to the great truth - the God within us who is always with us. Only when we come to this truth are we set free to return to our people with joy and to proclaim with our hearts that Christ has risen indeed. Both readings point to one thing - in Jesus we have a truly awesome God. There is not only power in His personhood but also mighty power and healing in His name. Thank You, Jesus, for being our awesome God. Thank You for loving us. |
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That consecrated people, answering the call of their
particular vocation, may radiate the spirit of the Gospel beatitudes in the
present-day world
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In the world of today there is a widespread search for joy, happiness,
serenity, liberty. That is why the consecrated religious is called on
to remind every person that the life of a human being comes from God.
Religious give outstanding and striking testimony that the world cannot
be transformed and offered to God without the spirit of the Beatitudes
which proposes a way of living and for people to relate to each other.
The consecrated life is for all the faithful a luminous sign of the
common vocation to holiness, a model on which to draw inspiration and
courage. Besides, the religious community based on motivations of faith,
on mutual love and on sharing presents itself as a call to the constant
reform of ecclesial communities. The commitment asked of consecrated people needs the support, awareness and prayer of the entire Christian community, so that human weakness may not prevail but may always allow itself to be led and transformed by God's action. In fact, the attitudes indicated by the Beatitudes not only point a sure way towards fulfilment and charity, but also lead directly to the Person of Christ who came so that men and women not only might have life but have it to the full. | |
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