get up to...

Now I'm back in Namibia from our May-CH-Holiday 2016...  It was refreshing !!!
We had 3 days full blue sky (like Namibia) 3 days full rain (the whole day) and the other days a good mixture of clouds + sun + rain.
3 times we have gone to celebrate the 50. Jubi of my Priest-Ordination (19.03.1966).
1. At the Parish "Good Shepherd" in the City of Zuerich with the theme "MERCY". 
a) God receives us   b) God contributes to our human shape   c) God let us go into freedom to make our way from Birth to Death   d) God will accompany us into all our situations.
The Apero gave me the chance to meet many of the once Youth-Leaders.
2. At the Parish St. Martin in Altdorf / Uri where I was born and ordained. The theme:
"BETWEEN". Jesus has disappeared (Ascension) ...  and now ... what are we going to do ?
There was after Church an Apero for all and a lunch for the Lion-Clan and friends. 
3. At the Parish "Christ the King" in Kloten ZH with an Orchestra-Mess and the theme:
"EMBODIMENT". After Jesus - we are invited to embody the given Spirit of God. A great Apero gives me the opportunity to meet most of the Parishioners I once have worked with.

The famous slogan of Fr. RR / OMI "cWhat we cease to celebrate we will soon cease 
to cherish" shows that I appreciate my 50 year-decision to live as a Priest; I feel it's a challenge and a satisfaction - until today.

After Pentecost we celebrate the Holy Trinity. It means the life of Jesus (and our lives) is 
on the one hand embedded in God and on the other hand there is a dynamic relationship between God and JvN ( and us). But - what now is most important - the Feast "CORPUS CHRISTI" (the BODY of Christ) says: Without human embodiment - all the Resurrection, 
the Rain of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) and the Trinity count for nothing. Paulus is such an example: first a strong embodiment for persecution and after his conversion a real interesting embodiment for his new mission (Gal 1.11-17). Paulus is convinced God called him (while he was still in mothers womb) to embody the "Good News", to set the Good News in action, in practice.
Lukas (7.11-17) shows HOW Jesus embodies the Spirit of God in calling the young man of Naim "to get up". Somebody has to call the dead person - if not - the person remains dead for ever. The "Call of God" (Vocation) is nothing or only a narcissistic imagination or arrogance if not embodied into our human communication. We believe: God calls us every day "to get up into the fullness of Life" but somebody has to materialise, to embody this call. The Call must be bodily....  CORPUS CHRISTI.