2015 a CHANCE is given...

This third Sunday B gives first a success-story as a frame for the message of today
Jonah 3.1-5.10 shows the Nineveh-people started to "repent and believe" and oh wonder: God has shown them MERCY.  Such a story is an encouragement !

Paulus (! Cor7.29-31) is also like Jonah on the way to preach the Good NEWS: "repent and believe". But he tells us: it's urgent. We have not all the time at our disposal; because the world AS WE KNOW IT is passing away - as we don't take the chance now, we will be too late. It's like the old "carpe diem" (take the chance or today is the kairos or never, if not now). Tomorrow there will be a world, we do not know - it means we will be unable to bring our message in. All over is changing - but by the moment as the world / the mankind is sure, MONEY is GOD - than our message is not any more understandable. Look at the world, at the Cath. Church, at your self - the time is running - still people are looking around for liberation, fo change... now is our chance to proclaim the Good NEW.; In a new stone-age - our chance is over ! Already today: some people are totally immune against our message; they are unable to take it !
They are convinced Christianity is out, over - useless and of great damage.

Mark (1.14-20) descripes the situation very clear as he gives word to Jesus:
1.) open your eyes and you see: THE TIME HAS COME.
2.) Time for what ?  THE KINGDOM IS NEAR AT HAND.
     Look: Jesus is born (God became man / God is incarnated)
              Jesus gave the right life style (for the survival of the world)
              Jesus as the "Lamb of God" has rescued the world and is now "Bread of
                             Life for the world"
              Jesus opened the way into the fulness of Life.
3. REPENT ( better): turn around ! take on a new thinking !
    The Christian Church has brought this message now for 2000 years ... and we
    have the chance to activate our strength - to realize a real Christian life-style.
    If not now - we are too late, we miss the chance; we will go into a time our 
    message is not understandable; the NEW Heaven + NEW Earth will be only
    an old myth, an old story, only a dream of old - never realized; if not now...

4.) BELIEVE means make a decision! As it is now possibel to participate with the fulness of Life - take the chance and decide: YES, I'm ready to participate.
The fulness of Life is given into our hands...  now shape it !  It's up to you.