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Jesus has to be able to repeat once
again:
►“Don’t be angry with your neighbors.”
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BEFORE
TEACHING
WE HAVE TO
GIVE WITNESS
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WORD OF LIFE
From the commentary of Chiara Lubich
“Whoever obeys
and teaches these
commandments
will be called
greatest in the
kingdom of heaven.”
[Read the Gospel of Matthew,
chapter 5, verse 19]
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Jesus went up the mountain to teach the
people who were following him. His first
words, “Blessed are the poor in
spirit…blessed are the meek,” already
signaled the novelty of his message.
They are words of life, words of light and
hope that Jesus entrusted to his
disciples. These words would enlighten
them and give their lives zest and
meaning. Once they were transformed by
this great message, He asked them to
share with others what they had learned,
especially by their witness of putting
them into practice.
►“Forgive and you will be forgiven.”
►“Tell the truth.”
►“Love your enemies; remember that
we have only one Father and we are all
brothers and sisters.”
►“Do to others what you would want
them to do to you.”
If these words were lived, the world
would change!
Jesus invites us to proclaim his
Gospel. But before teaching his
words, he wants us to obey them.
We have to become experts in
living the Gospel and then people
will listen to our words. We have to
be a “living Gospel” in order to be
credible when we speak.
What’s the best way to live this
Word of Life? By allowing Jesus
to teach us, by attracting him into
our midst through our mutual love.
Then he will suggest which words
to use when we approach others,
he will show us how to open ways
into our neighbor’s heart, so that we
can witness to him wherever we
are, even in the most difficult
situations. We’ll see the little part
of the world where we live
transformed, and peace and
harmony will reign.
That’s what happened to…
Severina from Burkina Faso
People all around us need to hear the
words of the Gospel and be
transformed by them.
WHAT’S IMPORTANT IS
THAT WE KEEP HIM
PRESENT AMONG US
THROUGH OUR MUTUAL
LOVE. AND THEN LISTEN TO
HIS VOICE WITHIN US, THE
VOICE OF OUR CONSCIENCE
WHICH WILL ALWAYS
SPEAK TO US IF WE
KNOW HOW TO
SILENCE ALL
THE OTHER
VOICES.
“There’s a boy in my class that I don’t like
playing with because when the teacher asks
you a question, he starts to make fun of you,
and everyone laughs. The last time it
happened to me, I wanted to get even with
him. So just before finals, we were divided
into different rooms for an oral exam. The
teacher in the room where this boy was
assigned started to call the class to order
before examining them, and since I
happened to be there because I was looking
for my friend, I heard his name being called.
As I left the room, I saw him talking to his
friends. I thought: “This is my chance to get
even! I won’t tell him the teacher is calling his
name!” But the little voice inside of me told
me that I should tell him, and so the two
voices caused a turmoil within me! Then all
of a sudden I realized that the first voice was
the one that does not want peace or love and
so I realized I had to fight it. I remembered
the sentence in the Gospel that says, “Do to
others what you would want them to do to
you.” I would certainly have wanted him to
tell me, and so I did. He thanked me a lot and
I was very happy because from that day on,
there was a seed of peace among us and
with our other classmates.
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