Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel…..
Tuesday 25 July 2017 The feast of the apostle Saint James
"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20, 20-28
God is at our service, since from the state of non- existence raised us into existence , in His infinite goodness presented us with the dignity of the children of God incomparable to none other and sustains us every day of our life, carries us patiently brings us up by giving us tasks, develops/unfolds us , by His redemption opened the door to eternal life for us !
Your children , your people you can also lift up by well-thoughtout , wise goodness, you can make them great by your honest work, with which if you carry them by merciful peacefulness then you are going the right way ! Slowly , you form to the image of your Creator , who not only raises you , but according to His promise will seat you at His right hand side in His Kingdom at the wedding feast !
We do not need to hunt for material wealth, the flattery of admiring people we should only seek how and where we could be the most useful , in serving the least, the most insignificant of all! The consumption, possession of material goods, the drifting moments, the power offered by people are all " only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal that moth or rust destroys”! We have to know that only the wise deeds coming from the heart , sanctifying our brethren, serving love remains for eternal life , the good deed is the only earthly good deed for what it is worthwhile to struggle , take the trouble for !
With love,
Father Csaba
translated by dr k.e.
The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons
and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something.
He said to her,
"What do you wish?"
She answered him,
"Command that these two sons of mine sit,
one at your right and the other at your left, in your Kingdom."
Jesus said in reply,
"You do not know what you are asking.
Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?"
They said to him, "We can."
He replied,
"My chalice you will indeed drink,
but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give
but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father."
When the ten heard this,
they became indignant at the two brothers.
But Jesus summoned them and said,
"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and the great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave.
Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20, 20-28
Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel…..