the culture of refusal... Mt 21.28-32

A) All Christians are asked, challenged to fulfil the will of God,
to participate with the fullness of Life, to make the Kingdom of God a priority...
and all Sacraments are based upon the promise: Yes I try to fulfill the will of God.
[and oh wonder: it is supposed everybody knows the will of God !]

B) The Tradition, the Bible, the Church, the Prophets...  the imagination, the parents...  and many many people tell us exactly "what is the will of God".
All Religions of the world, all Christian Bishops and most Theologians (like in the
Gospel of today) they know the will of God and they promise to fulfil this will
(although accepting to be sometimes sinners).

C) Jesus likes to tell them: You are the second Son of the Father:
You give empty promises.. but you don't do the will of God
the will of God is totally something-else...
[and much worse: you do not know that you don't do the will of God; you are blind!]

D) But oh Wonder: In the Ev of today: Jesus and all the Bishops are of the same
opinion: the first Son is the right one
             Why are we not going to do what the first Son has done ???
E) Look at his accepted behaviour:
FIRST: He refuses to do the will of God !
LATER: He discovers - it's not going by this way...
ThIRD:  He is busy to elaborate the will of God and
FORTH: He decides to do the recognized will of God.

F) In 2014 it's very difficult NOT to know the will of God -
there is too much religious conviction and we need the stabilizing structure.

G) But what we may do is: FIRST: don't be sure any more !
Bring in your doubts : Q: do you know / do the will of God ? A: I don't know !
Sec: start again to ask after the will of God ! Sit together:
make a conference, a research...  Third: never be sure any more...
Forth: take the risk! act upon your best conscience - there is no other way.
       


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exposed for us... for healing...

A) As we see Num 21.4-9: THE SNAKE EXPOSED
and the wounded one (bitten by the snake) /  looking at the snake
will be healed /  stay alive !

B) The Ev John (3.13-17) likes to tell us the same about Jesus:
1. Jesus is the heavenly one
    (he comes from heaven is going to heaven, he is representing Heaven, the fulness of Life)
2. but in favour of our healing: he is exposed on the Cross!
    (Paulus Phil 2.6-11 speaks clearly about KENOSIS - HEAVEN goes into EARTH)
    The exposition of "Jesus on the Cross" is today a worldwide Symbol
    getting more and more into trouble. It`s a dangerous sign...
3. We are advised / called to look at Jesus; to give HIM our attention,
     to follow HIM - and we are saved. Healing relation...

HOW in modern time you give attention to Jesus ??? to get into a healing relation ???
Only reading the BIBLE is not enough any more...  and IMAGINATION is as such
not yet "HEALING"...  ask a good psychologist...

C) This teaching (looking at Jesus) is exercised many years by "the exposition of the
     Holy Sacrament", also named adoration or meditation. And the Eucharist: You really
     celebrate an "ANIMATION" (soul identification).

D) Today we have a lot of people exposed for us (cf. TV etc...), so many are STARS;
     and the message is all over: look at them and you are encouraged, healed.

     But pay attention !
NOT ALL EXPOSED PEOPLE WILL BRING YOU HEALING.
As Catholics we have a lot of Saints...   give them attention YES
but you also have to make a decision.