According to the attitude of the world today the good meets with the wicked ,and wrestles with it. I believe that every man is good , I also know based on my experiences, that the devil  prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour . Unfortunately the devil has the power often to mislead us , to wound us . The Holy Scripture has a beautiful  narrative when Jesus meets with the demon-possesed man of Garasene .

See , I interrupted all my work because you are important to me , because I love you ,says Christ to this man without a word.Yes , you are good , although there is something bad in you from what you can be freed , that you can discard  it from yourself , so that you become pure, holy and true . Jesus’ gentleness , goodness, patience cleanses , makes a  person free. Our aim is , that by loving each other , to liberate one another  from the different forms of selfishness , avarice  and all the manifestations of sin. We do not want to conquer,  destroy each other , , but to liberate  all to trust , love , for the joy of working as a team , that can move all of us forward .

I believe in the final victory of love . I believe , because it is good to be free , it is good to live with a pure heart , it is good to learn  to find out what the freedom of living as the children of God means , to experience the world-forming  power of unselfish love. I believe , that we have no other task more important than helping each other,  to be liberated from all aspects, forms of sin. 

2006.12.12

Böjte Csaba ofm 

translated by dr k.e.