Daily gospel

Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Monday 5 March 2018

I said mass in Székelyhíd in the icy cold church ..it is so good to hear today’s gospel stories : Naaman suffering from leprosy does not give up, looks for healing and finds it !! Behold even for Jesus not everything goes according to plan! In His own homeland after a sincere talk "They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off” Luke 4, 28

A wall , a setback is ahead of us, stops us on our way , forces us to the ground ! It is great to see that the Master does not stop he passed through the midst of them and went on his way.” Luke 4, 30 Why is everything so complicated , so hard ? Jesus here does not pay attention to the “whys” simply He goes on ! He goes and carries out His task , as though nothing has happened !!

How much do setbacks make us come to a standstill ?! Do they put me off , do I loose my hope, my trust from my work , plans ? Am I capable to stand up , start anew ?! Am I a disposable worthless paper cup ? How many lives, heads do I have??

I don’t give up !! Lent is about starting anew ! Lets ask through the intercession of Naaman from the old testament , from our Lord Jesus Christ strength, courage to start anew , to get back on our feet , to the successful completion of our tasks !! 

With love,

Father Csaba 

translated by dr k.e.

Picture : the girls from Szentsimon even in the cold weather go to church smiling ! 

And he said, "Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet's hometown. But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian." When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way.

Luke 4:24-30