Daily gospel

Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Wednesday 31 January 2018.. Feast of Saint John Bosco 

Belief and Unbelief ! Why is it that some believe and others don’t ?! Faith is God’s beautiful gift ! But then why is Jesus surprised by people’s unbelief : " he was amazed at their unbelief” Mark 6,6

These are important questions ?! There are those  who are given everything and yet they are unbelievers , depressed and are ruthlessly scolding the world , others in the midst of great suffering , at death door look forward with faith and trust ! Koller Katalin , the former winner of the title Miss Hungary -beauty queen , died just recently . She, herself lets us have a glance into her beautiful spirit , experiences giving her strength ! I would like to draw your attention to some of her beautiful thoughts :

“ I am going to tell you a story because I believe that by this I can help others too and if this is the case it makes everything more meaningful…. I am grateful that I had a chance to travel this path , because I have learnt an awful lot from the past period. There is a lot that I already knew , but now I also  really live according to this - freely , without fear , with a completely new and different scale of values. I have a totally different approach to people, myself , the world , to God . I am aware that other’s opinion does not define anybody else , that everything is decided in one’s mind and that our constitution really reacts to what we think and believe . I have learnt to forgive and live without anger , to appreciate every moment , to laugh with all my heart . I never laughed so much and so heartily as these past times. I adored the fact that the mosquitoes did not bite me -they are not compatible with chemo- and that because of the wigs each day I could have a different hairdo - considering that earlier on I never even had my hair coloured ……

The purpose of my writing was expressly , to give others hope and faith , because there is a way out of everything . ….I stared down death  this time , he blinked , but I know that the day will come when I’ll look aside and this is good like this . Since we will all depart one day, nobody is an exception . Perhaps from that point I am especially lucky because of what has happened that I am no longer afraid of this day. I know , we are infinite being. The reason for us being here  now is to love , to learn and to teach . I learnt that the NOW is what matters, yesterday has passed , tomorrow is not here yet and it is not really important , how many years we have lived but how we spent our years . I know that there  still is a lot more new adventure , knowledge , experience , laughter  awaiting me , I’ll be here for a good while yet if the tram does not “ hit" me in the meantime, that is obviously on the look out for all of us around the corner . :D The essence is whatever life may produce the golden rule is valid : it is not the quantity but the quality that counts , and LOVE is really capable of producing miracles ! Live well , to the full , love very much and a lot ! “ Katalin

Lets think with a prayerful love of our wonderful , dear teacher Katalin, since she never lost even during her suffering her living faith but strengthened it ! May God grant that all she learnt during her suffering that we can learn it being of sound body and mind !

With love ,

Father Csaba 

translated by dr kalotay eszter 

Jesus left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, "Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done by his hands! Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?" And they took offence at him. Then Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without honour, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in their own house." And he could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went about among the villages teaching.

Mark 6:1-6