"Imitate the Father, imitate God, be perfect like him." Here we go again. For the third time we are put up against the wall. If we have not understood before, we must necessarily understand it now. But what Jesus wants from us?
Nothing, my brothers: just that we become saints!
of Matthew Chapter Five: start again from scratch. Let's make our life begins from here. Where ever we have been all these years? What have we done so special, so we feel safe? Do not try no more hesitation in fixing things in our own way? To put the Gospel with all its naturalness of the many booklets and brochures filled with rubbish that we love so much to see our life which has become dull, colorless, with no real momentum?
Yes of course, we are obedient to the Gospel, at some time we love Jesus too, sincerely and transport, but then what? Well, but then there are also many other things that await us, many things that we have only take care that no one has to solve: there is work, no family, there are children, grandchildren, brothers and sisters, all of which break all the time, then there's the gym, c 'is the kitchen, and why not? There is finally a little 'relaxation, entertainment for us. We too have rights, no?
What can we do more?
Matthew, chapter five: a series of dry lashes for our pity, for our indifference, our arrogance, for our pride for our selfishness, for our "cunning" always find a loophole in the face of our responsibilities.
Please, brothers, we do not even now the usual politically correct! Let's be honest with ourselves, at least at this moment! Let's stop looking to another, as a yardstick for our behavior! An example to follow we have it, clear and obvious: "Be ye holy as my Father." Where we run to the right or left? The road is right here in front of us.
Matthew, chapter five: more than "politically correct" here is another music!
"Blessed are the poor, the afflicted, the meek, the hungry, the pure ...., Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you if ... You are the salt of the earth and light of the world ... You hearsay: Do not kill, but I say to anyone who is angry with his brother will be brought to trial ... Did you hear that it was said: Eye for eye, tooth for tooth. But I tell you not to oppose evil, even if one hits you on the right cheek, you turn to him the other also .... "
is a growing, an escalation from the "blessed" the original, which after all could also be there, we went to having to also buscar, anyway, happy and contented. It is a bit 'too much?
chiediamocelo So again: What Jesus really wants from us?
And the usual voice within us telling us implacable: "I want you to be holy as my Father!"
Nothing but talk. It's time to finally throw it all behind, to understand that you can not lead a life, is correct, perhaps even a certain moral order, but just passable compared to the gospel!
And then, what morals? Christian? But without Christ, even that is useless without the "love" even miracles are fatuous light! Instead
How things change if we were to put in the perspective of Matthew five, how things would change radically if we were to put in the determination to imitate the Father! Becomes capable of loving until all'inimmaginabile, because only then we will feel loved by God, just in the way so we are!
Then, brothers, what are we waiting to leave the logic of ' eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth ? When we say enough to quid pro quo? When we decide to do away with our faith anesthetized?
take courage in hand with the Gospel, lengthened by a decision step in the footsteps of Christ, let us not be distracted by shiny mirror of the world, let's be serious!
We believe, dare, we fly high! Not trinceriamoci behind "but that requires heroic impossible." We try, just try with all our will, and sincerely strive, above all, listen to God's presence within us, let us enjoy his presence, because this and this alone, changes us deeply. Totally.
Yes, brethren, this is the greatness of God, here is Jesus himself, a Jesus who for years, patiently, wants us to enter into a pumpkin elementary fact: He loves us, loves us always, there has always loved. All of them, one by one. It can not come to see us drifting away, in disarray. Let us make a gesture, which is costing us? Just a little nod, a first step, show him, even with little but a spirit of sincere and determined that yes, we are there, that we have finally understood and we are there, we appreciate what he does for us. Let's try: thus, for a start.
Why is it that we take the road that leads to holiness. Holiness goes from here!
What we waiting for? Mind, dare Throw! Amen!
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