Daily gospel

Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Wednesday 1 November 2017 The Solemnity of All Saints Day.

Glad tidings for everyday ! 

It must have taken incredible courage two thousand years ago in a hedonistic society pursuing only comfort , pleasures for Jesus to look people in the eye and tell them : you’ll only be happy if poverty stricken or being gentle, hungry , thirsty you can cry as well, if in this judgemental , harshly condemning world with a pure heart , merciful goodness you only aspire for peacefulness , harmony even if you are being persecuted and accused of being evil with all sorts of lies !

I think that even today it is brave thing to confront people with this message , because let’s be honest the way of the eight beatitudes is narrow and steep !

I have a curious nature , so I put this into practice by following the instructions of our Lord Jesus Christ and believe it or not it does work , this really is the way leading to happiness the way of Christ the King ! I aim for an infinitely simple life ! I try to solve my conflicts kindly ! I experienced the limits,  my own dreary emptiness and so I really hunger and thirst for the Infinity ! Often I struggle with my tears because I continuously see my own and my world’s stumbling , we tend to struggle on so often needlessly  by becoming alienated from our kind-hearted Christ! How can I condemn the one, who just like me so often falls down and imprisoned by sin is suffering ?! The desire to give help and not being judgmental has become my aim , the intention , so that I can free my brother from the reign of the evil one , to free their body and soul from the crushing sin pulling them down! All this for what reason? Only so that as God’s redeemed children we live in peace, as good brothers , in fraternal love ! This is the essence of Christianity and I would like to embark on this road even if for this I am being ridiculed and people consider me mad !

You should try also discard from your backpack the superfluous junk, the desires from your heart that tend to pull you onto futile ways, be free , modest, unpretentious in your speech  , the way you dress , in your home , in your whole life . This endeavour to freedom should guide you in your decisions . If you are honest you’ll soon come to realise , that many, many things that  were indispensably important ,  that you gave in one word  life , energy  till now,  are idols, the golden calf , that would be the best to be rid of , thrown out as soon as possible as they will never give you true happiness ! Real happiness is the love that can fill your life , your family, your workplace , by the light of which everything will look nicer and will become workable, manageable ! If you embark on this road you’ll understand that this infinite Love lives, was embodied in our Lord Jesus Christ two thousand years ago and opened His arms towards you as well ! You can understand that us Christians we are thirsting for this , as the hunger for the infinity is gnawing within us day after day and only our Creator can quench this , He knows us and this is why He asks in the first commandment to dare, worship your Lord , God….! It is good to worship God to open your existence, your life  born out of a fistful of dust in the pounding of the waves of infinite love holding onto your brother’s hand ! Naturally you’ll see even though everybody is desiring this joy only at an arm's length from us yet still many mislead by insincerity , are suffering carrying horrific burdens, are struggling like  fish out of water and in the meantime causing one another painful wounds , committing sins ! Compassion , the desire to help surely makes you determined to act, and not by judgement but by breaking off the chains you go to the aid of your brother . What a great joy it is just to free one person out of the incarceration of darkness and leading them to the freedom of the children of God , that in peace, as good brethren sharing everything , so that together we can build that kingdom where all of us sitting with our Creator at the one table may live in peace ! No matter what anybody says the revolution of love that Christ proclaimed two thousand years ago , will win and not because we Christians try to convince  people but because we all desire this , this boundless joy , every man wishes to have a happy life , to see good days and the recipe for this was given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ in the Beatitudes !

With love,

Father Csaba 

translated by dr k.e.

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain,

and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 

He began to teach them, saying:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit,

for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,

for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,

for they will inherit the land.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they will be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,

for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the clean of heart,

for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,

for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you

and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me.

Rejoice and be glad,

for your reward will be great in heaven.”

Matthew 5, 1-12a