Daily gospel

Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel ..Tuesday 1 May 2018   Saint Joseph the Worker

Wisdom is God’s beautiful virtue ! According to a Hungarian comedian. Hofi Géza, God distributed wisdom the most justly in this world , because most people seem satisfied with the amount of “wisdom” they’ve received , and instead of wanting to increase that, they feel because they got more than the others many times-often unasked for-they are “giving free advice" to everybody !!

Here and now I quieten down and very humbly I encourage myself as well, but all of us to look at our decisions at length , our everyday lives , and lets have a think about ,how much do I usually ponder before making a decision and how much do I weigh up the situation ! Does wisdom play a part in my life or only my desires, feelings, my mood or the “ follow the crowd” mentality , others’ decisions make up my mind ?! Do I increase my wisdom by reading, learning do I think things over , do I reflect upon things  to increase my wisdom !?Do I have true, wise friends whom I can look up to, and with ones that I can debate my views of the world , my plans, my fears ?

The great masters of conscience say that whoever is their own spiritual advisor , that person is lead by a “crackpot”!! It is important that I have the courage either literally or just symbolically get down on my knees in front of a person to have a spiritual conversation, but if need be in a reconciliation to explore my doubts , worries , my struggles , my sins and humbly ask for advice, consolation, forgiveness , in short light, wisdom from a man more experienced , better trained than myself , “smarter” brother who is nearer to God ! 

We are preparing for Pentecost lets ask the Holy Spirit  with humility, prayerful love , to fill ,enlighten my understanding , my life with the beautiful splendid  gift of wisdom !! 

With love,

Father Csaba 

translated by dr k.e.

Photo :2018 -Young people in Damascus discussing wisely their common tasks . 

Jesus came to his hometown and began to teach the people in their synagogue, so that they were astounded and said, "Where did this man get this wisdom and these deeds of power? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?" And they took offence at him. But Jesus said to them, "Prophets are not without honour except in their own country and in their own house." And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief.

Matthew 13:54-58