Father Csaba’s  reflections on the gospel

Third Sunday Ordinary time, 22 January 2017

Two thoughts are echoing in my ears from today’s gospel. “Repent,” and  "Follow me,”!!

What does it mean to repent !! Man  but the whole of mankind so easily as well, unfortunately gets going so easily , distancing himself from their Lord, God forgetting the essence , we can only see the sparkling , glittering wrapping paper in front of us even though not the outer box is important but what is in it!! To repent means that we stop and throwing away all the unnecessary things that hold back our soaring into the dust, we re plan our lives , soar high, according to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ!! To repent means that we follow our Master on the path ,of the commandment of love , on the exciting path , narrow and steep  , mountain moving of never-ending miracles !! Perhaps one of the greatest discovery of our being is feeling in the palm of our hand God’s strong, world creating mighty hand and allowing  to be lead in the land unfamiliar miracles!!

Dare to believe in your Lord , your God , dare to follow Him in the major decisions of your life !!

Quietening down in the presence of Christ I admit it humbly the only  source of all the joy, success , miracle of my  mental , physical being is this infinite Love that surpasses all ! Yes the personal living God, who called me by name His immortal child and invited me to follow Him !! The only one thing that I really regret  that at that particular time  whenI embarked on this wonderful journey I started out anxiously and because of my own weakness wasting a lot of time I only progress hesitating, stumbling!!

With love,

Father Csaba

translated by dr k.e.

Illustration : by an artist of Székelyhíd of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee;13and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caper'na-um by the sea, in the territory of Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali,14that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zeb'ulun and the land of Naph'tali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -- the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned. "From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."Immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zeb'edee and John his brother, in the boat with Zeb'edee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. And he went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people.

mathew 4, 12-23