S. FAUSTI - In Luke the chapter. 11 revealed us our sonship of God, already safe in heaven with the Father. But we are here, on earth, in density of space and in the flow of time. The sonship (ch 12)is living at first in relation to things: they are a gift of the Father to His sons and of the brothers to each other. Now the chap. 13 teaches us to live it over time: as the gift is the meaning of all that occupies the space, in the same manner the conversion is the meaning of each fraction of time. The present time , the only time that still exists and already has not disappeared, it is for us an opportunity to convert us. This does not mean " to become better ", but to turn round ourselves from our misery to His mercy, from the evil that we do to the good that He wants us. From the self-justification to acceptance of His grace, as a new source of life. So we live in constant joy and in thanksgiving. we are entering in the Sabbath. This is already at work in the world and is celebrated in the Eucharist, the feast of joy of the saved . The problem is how to get into the room where they eat the bread of the Kingdom.This chapter treats of the struggle to go into it. It recalls for various terms the knock at the door in the night to get the bread and the insistent demand to receive the Spirit. ((11,5-13) The door is Jesus: through Him all the men are saved, because on His journey to Jerusalem goes to meet to every fugitive. Everyone can enter, even the despondent , the unclean and the incurable. One ticket is needed : the necessity. He stays out just who "feels good ." The false security and the supposed justice are the only impediment. For to enter there we have to recognize our sins in front of the God's forgiveness: no one is saved by its own merit, but all we are saved. This time is the year of grace that we are allowed to convert us from our (in) justice to His grace.The door is declared narrow because the ego and its presumptions will not pass. They must die out. Here the second part of the journey of Jesus begins , all centered on His Mercy. We are invited to identify us with the various people whom He meets and saves. The door, narrow as the eye of a needle to those who presume of its goods, will be open for those who recognize their own blindness.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 13:22-30. Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few people be saved?" He answered them, Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, 'Lord, open the door for us.' He will say to you in reply, 'I do not know where you are from.' And you will say, 'We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.' Then he will say to you, 'I do not know where (you) are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!' And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out. And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God. For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."
S. FAUSTI - In Luke the chapter. 11 revealed us our sonship of God, already safe in heaven with the Father. But we are here, on earth, in density of space and in the flow of time.
RispondiEliminaThe sonship (ch 12)is living at first in relation to things: they are a gift of the Father to His sons and of the brothers to each other.
Now the chap. 13 teaches us to live it over time: as the gift is the meaning of all that occupies the space, in the same manner
the conversion is the meaning of each fraction of time.
The present time , the only time that still exists and already has not disappeared, it is for us an opportunity to convert us.
This does not mean " to become better ", but
to turn round ourselves from our misery to His mercy, from the evil that we do to the good that He wants us.
From the self-justification to acceptance of His grace, as a new source of life.
So we live in constant joy and in thanksgiving. we are entering in the Sabbath.
This is already at work in the world and is celebrated in the Eucharist, the feast of joy of the saved .
The problem is how to get into the room where they eat the bread of the Kingdom.This chapter treats of the struggle to go into it.
It recalls for various terms the knock at the door in the night to get the bread and the insistent demand to receive the Spirit. ((11,5-13)
The door is Jesus: through Him all the men are saved, because on His journey to Jerusalem goes to meet to every fugitive. Everyone can enter, even the despondent , the unclean and the incurable. One ticket is needed : the necessity.
He stays out just who "feels good ."
The false security and the supposed justice are the only impediment.
For to enter there we have to recognize our sins in front of the God's forgiveness: no one is saved by its own merit, but all we are saved.
This time is the year of grace that we are allowed to convert us from our (in) justice to His grace.The door is declared narrow because the ego and its presumptions will not pass. They must die out.
Here the second part of the journey of Jesus begins , all centered on His Mercy.
We are invited to identify us with the various people whom He meets and saves.
The door, narrow as the eye of a needle to those who presume of its goods, will be open for those who recognize their own blindness.
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 13:22-30.
RispondiEliminaJesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.
Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few people be saved?" He answered them,
Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.
After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, 'Lord, open the door for us.' He will say to you in reply, 'I do not know where you are from.'
And you will say, 'We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.'
Then he will say to you, 'I do not know where (you) are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!'
And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out.
And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.
For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last."