The Profet of Nazareth Jesus is [following Mt] strongly in favour of LAW-Development. First - in the old time - do not kill - do not abolish this LAW!
It's the protection of human Life (cf. Baptism: Only God is the owner of a person,
nobody else! / cf. Human Rights!) Sorry: in Namibia we have too many killings!
& killing by negligence; & killing by theft; & killing by passion;
Since 2000 years JvN ask also: do not be angry with... (do not reduce the chances and possibilities of Life of the other one).This Behaviour-AIM is to achieve as we develop the Society and the Law hand in hand. In this development the CHURCH has to be "a light for the World" (cf. you are the light of the world)
cf. the new letter of the Pope Francis: the joy of the Gospel. Why is the CCN in Namibia not well known as a promoter of new Laws and the custodian of the justiciary.
Because the CHURCH may be a "City on the Hill" - we ask the CHURCH, to develop the CHURCH-LAW...
A) the sinner, who regrets... is not excluded from the eucharistic table...
B) the priesthood is open for everyone who proves a vocation...
C) to pronounce the own understanding of the BIBEL is open for everyone...
D) It is the duty and the salvation of the Christian Community (Parishes and
Dioceses) to find own forms of Liturgy and Diakonia.
E) It's the duty and our salvation if everyone decides to live his/her sexuality
following his/her consience and out of respect for God, the partner and the
Community.
F) Everyone has to make a contribution to the Community-Life (it's a matter of
negotiation) - but the sacraments are "gratis" (grace!).
We have seen the Church in the old time as a rock; today the Church is a river;
a People of God on the way... and we need quiet a great reformation if we like to
appear as "the sacrament of God" in our World of today!
"The Kingdom of God" means to transform the World (a new Heaven and a new Earth). Out of this insight the CHURCH has a duty and it's for our salvation that the Church is engaged with the Government and the Civil-Society. But exactly there she has to speak clear: Yes means yes; no means no!
Samstag, 15. Februar 2014
Freitag, 7. Februar 2014
Mt 5.13-16 refreshing + enlightening
Mt tells us: Jesus is of the opinion that his disciples are people who refresh and
enlighten the world. It's really a compliment...
If we go to Church we will get the experiences being refreshed and enlightened!
Sure: you know people they have been refreshing you and they brought light into your situation. That's good... And you, for which people are you a refreshing and
lightening experience ?
Sorry sometimes it's not the case! people are tasteless and sure no light.
Also Pope Francis likes to tell us: enjoy the Gospel; because the Gospel will make you "salt + light".
But now we go to the next level: not only you, but your Community as such may be
"salt + light". The Christian Community in your Village, in your City is called to be
"salt + light". And in the whole "Christian Namibia" did you ever hear of a Parish or Community (SCC), who refreshes and enlightens Namibia ? Once we got the slogan: "Community serving Humanity" sure this means to be a light and salt for
the Namibian population - a light into the economy, policy, culture - society!
Violence, corruption etc... where is the light ? the salt ?
Did we learn in our Church to build up such a network, such a relation between the members - to become an action-group "a light-salt-group" ?
MSC, OSB etc... these are groups (sorry: "congregations") and I like to hear of them, I wait for the moment people may tell me: Father, there is a "group" who
is recognized as "light + salt" in Namibia.
As we go into the "year of family", don't forget: the family is a group of different people - and they must learn to relate!
In our time nothing is more refreshing and enlightening as a good relation;
a friendship, a social network where the one is for the other "salt + light"
and togehter they become a "handful salt; a boundet light."
One day the word of Jesus is not only a call-up but also a description!
enlighten the world. It's really a compliment...
If we go to Church we will get the experiences being refreshed and enlightened!
Sure: you know people they have been refreshing you and they brought light into your situation. That's good... And you, for which people are you a refreshing and
lightening experience ?
Sorry sometimes it's not the case! people are tasteless and sure no light.
Also Pope Francis likes to tell us: enjoy the Gospel; because the Gospel will make you "salt + light".
But now we go to the next level: not only you, but your Community as such may be
"salt + light". The Christian Community in your Village, in your City is called to be
"salt + light". And in the whole "Christian Namibia" did you ever hear of a Parish or Community (SCC), who refreshes and enlightens Namibia ? Once we got the slogan: "Community serving Humanity" sure this means to be a light and salt for
the Namibian population - a light into the economy, policy, culture - society!
Violence, corruption etc... where is the light ? the salt ?
Did we learn in our Church to build up such a network, such a relation between the members - to become an action-group "a light-salt-group" ?
MSC, OSB etc... these are groups (sorry: "congregations") and I like to hear of them, I wait for the moment people may tell me: Father, there is a "group" who
is recognized as "light + salt" in Namibia.
As we go into the "year of family", don't forget: the family is a group of different people - and they must learn to relate!
In our time nothing is more refreshing and enlightening as a good relation;
a friendship, a social network where the one is for the other "salt + light"
and togehter they become a "handful salt; a boundet light."
One day the word of Jesus is not only a call-up but also a description!
Montag, 3. Februar 2014
Presentation of Jesus / WE ARE SIMEON
sorry: for the last two weeks no blogs bc the blogger-team has changed my "password" and I struggled to find out the new one!
And I was two times in Owambo... it was a busy time! and now it's rainy...
Over Christmas we have seen how Jesus was presented:
to the shepherds, to the wise men, to God in the Tempel
it seems: they all have accepted Jesus Christ...
But now Lk shows - what a wonder - a real pious Jew - Mr. SIMEON - also has
accepted Jesus Christ... and we know: the jewish people didn't... until today!
After so much presentation - the Christmas time is now over.
It's now time to see how the presented Messiah has lived his life:
There was the stage with John's Baptism in the Jordan-river (Jesus searching
after his own life-style) and now he starts to live in the City of Kapernaum
and has chosen the slogan: "The kingdom of Heaven is at hand".
But for today I like to recommend the SIMEON-Therapy:
What ever happend during the day and the evening you feel it's now time to sleep.
In this moment you may take over the view of SIMEON: Today I've worked a lot
for all of us... with hope worked to solve many problems ... and I have found the one who will bring for all salvation... who will lead to a good end all problems... I'm convinced he is the Messiah, the one God has sent to redeem... what the Genesis-word told us: all creation is good... he will fulfil this prophesy... but I,
I have done my contribution, I give now over the situation into the hand of the redeemer... and I'm ready to go... to silence myself ... to sleep... in peace.
As you bring such a SIMEON-view into your consciousness... you will experience a much better sleep: the nerves calms down, the brain works undisturbed, the body rests and the soul is in great peace (in the hand of God). And the next morning you are refreshed... you may discover a new situation...
Don't forget: a well supported faith is healty! and lead us much deeper
into the cosmic mystery of the Universe.
And I was two times in Owambo... it was a busy time! and now it's rainy...
Over Christmas we have seen how Jesus was presented:
to the shepherds, to the wise men, to God in the Tempel
it seems: they all have accepted Jesus Christ...
But now Lk shows - what a wonder - a real pious Jew - Mr. SIMEON - also has
accepted Jesus Christ... and we know: the jewish people didn't... until today!
After so much presentation - the Christmas time is now over.
It's now time to see how the presented Messiah has lived his life:
There was the stage with John's Baptism in the Jordan-river (Jesus searching
after his own life-style) and now he starts to live in the City of Kapernaum
and has chosen the slogan: "The kingdom of Heaven is at hand".
But for today I like to recommend the SIMEON-Therapy:
What ever happend during the day and the evening you feel it's now time to sleep.
In this moment you may take over the view of SIMEON: Today I've worked a lot
for all of us... with hope worked to solve many problems ... and I have found the one who will bring for all salvation... who will lead to a good end all problems... I'm convinced he is the Messiah, the one God has sent to redeem... what the Genesis-word told us: all creation is good... he will fulfil this prophesy... but I,
I have done my contribution, I give now over the situation into the hand of the redeemer... and I'm ready to go... to silence myself ... to sleep... in peace.
As you bring such a SIMEON-view into your consciousness... you will experience a much better sleep: the nerves calms down, the brain works undisturbed, the body rests and the soul is in great peace (in the hand of God). And the next morning you are refreshed... you may discover a new situation...
Don't forget: a well supported faith is healty! and lead us much deeper
into the cosmic mystery of the Universe.
Sonntag, 12. Januar 2014
Choose your Messiah! John 1.29-34
At Christmas, we Christians are looking back 2000 years into the time Jesus was
born in Bethlehem. Juda/Israel had a very turbulent time, occupied by the Romans.
The great Question for all the jewish people: Who is the Messiah ? The one our Jahwe-God has chosen to liberate us, to redeem us ? There are different views how the Messiah looks like! Only as examples:
For the Zelots: He is the political liberator...
For the Pharisees: He is the guarantor of the Tempel and the Commandments etc.
For John the Baptist: He is the lamb of God taking away the sins of the world...
For the Jesus-Movement: The one who will enable us to heal and to love.
But all of them have given priority to the question: Who is the Messiah ?
There was NO question about the Jahwe-God: He is our rock, our shield, our refuge
our Father almighty, merciful... God has been secured, no doubt - and Israel had a strong hope: the Messiah will come; but also a real conflict: Who is the real God-Messiah ? This was an inner-jewish question, but more: a religious conflict - as a root of Christianity.
Only after the resurrection of Jesus, since Pentecost, the Messiah-question slowly became international and at the international scene the question came up:
Who and How is the real God ?
Today (2000 years later) we have an international dialogue about God and Religion
(How is God? For what is God? Religion is over?) !
Today we have an internat. ecumenism about Unity of all Christian-movements! (Where ist the real Catholic Chuch? What is Christian Orthopraxis?)
Today: There is still terrible fight between God-believers and between Christ-Be-
lievers... Who will bring peace? Enable us to learn to make peace? (world-ethos!)
And today: the fight is growing between Believers and Non-Believers !
We learn from the First Jesus-Movement: They have broken away from the John-
Movement - but no one bad word about John; he is in our Church until today a special holy one. Thanks Mk + Lk + Mt + John!
As we choose our own Messiah: May we learn to "break-away" in harmony and mutual appreciation !
born in Bethlehem. Juda/Israel had a very turbulent time, occupied by the Romans.
The great Question for all the jewish people: Who is the Messiah ? The one our Jahwe-God has chosen to liberate us, to redeem us ? There are different views how the Messiah looks like! Only as examples:
For the Zelots: He is the political liberator...
For the Pharisees: He is the guarantor of the Tempel and the Commandments etc.
For John the Baptist: He is the lamb of God taking away the sins of the world...
For the Jesus-Movement: The one who will enable us to heal and to love.
But all of them have given priority to the question: Who is the Messiah ?
There was NO question about the Jahwe-God: He is our rock, our shield, our refuge
our Father almighty, merciful... God has been secured, no doubt - and Israel had a strong hope: the Messiah will come; but also a real conflict: Who is the real God-Messiah ? This was an inner-jewish question, but more: a religious conflict - as a root of Christianity.
Only after the resurrection of Jesus, since Pentecost, the Messiah-question slowly became international and at the international scene the question came up:
Who and How is the real God ?
Today (2000 years later) we have an international dialogue about God and Religion
(How is God? For what is God? Religion is over?) !
Today we have an internat. ecumenism about Unity of all Christian-movements! (Where ist the real Catholic Chuch? What is Christian Orthopraxis?)
Today: There is still terrible fight between God-believers and between Christ-Be-
lievers... Who will bring peace? Enable us to learn to make peace? (world-ethos!)
And today: the fight is growing between Believers and Non-Believers !
We learn from the First Jesus-Movement: They have broken away from the John-
Movement - but no one bad word about John; he is in our Church until today a special holy one. Thanks Mk + Lk + Mt + John!
As we choose our own Messiah: May we learn to "break-away" in harmony and mutual appreciation !
Montag, 6. Januar 2014
Baptism of Jesus / 12.01.2014
Sure, in the time of Jesus, there were agitating many groups/ movements to reform the situation of Jsrael / Juda occupied by the Romans (Policy, Religion, Economy).
"Reform" means here: + to keep the old situation (no change)
+ to adapt to the new situation
+ to renew really the situation
And now there is emerging the new "John - the Baptist - Movement",
a strong repentence-call because John told the people: "you are all sinners".
Jesus searching his own way is strongly confronted with the "John-Movement".
First he became a "member" later he has gone his own way!
Also the apostle Andrew and other disciples have broken away from the
"John of the desert" movement.
After Jesus has died and after the very special "experience" of his resurrection,
the disciples (the Jesus-Movement) like to show to the "people of God" that
Jesus of Nazareth and not "John of the desert" is the Messiah / the Christ of God.
In this sense the famous picture of "The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan"
Mt 2.13-17 / Mk 1.7-11 / Lk 3.15-22 is a master-piece in:
to show the value of the John-Movement but to make it quite clear:
Jesus is the one the Jahwe-God has chosen.
The Evv likes to convince us: The break-away of the Jesus-group from the John-Movement is happening to fullfill the will of the Jahwe-God.
This picture is a real good explication why the Jesus-Movement has the right to exist, to proclaim their message and to be independent as much as possible.
But this break-away is dearly paid - if not the only way of survival.
[we also are living in different groups with different messages! As we choose our own Messiah, do we have to break-away from one group in favour of the other one ? And how to break away ?]
"Reform" means here: + to keep the old situation (no change)
+ to adapt to the new situation
+ to renew really the situation
And now there is emerging the new "John - the Baptist - Movement",
a strong repentence-call because John told the people: "you are all sinners".
Jesus searching his own way is strongly confronted with the "John-Movement".
First he became a "member" later he has gone his own way!
Also the apostle Andrew and other disciples have broken away from the
"John of the desert" movement.
After Jesus has died and after the very special "experience" of his resurrection,
the disciples (the Jesus-Movement) like to show to the "people of God" that
Jesus of Nazareth and not "John of the desert" is the Messiah / the Christ of God.
In this sense the famous picture of "The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan"
Mt 2.13-17 / Mk 1.7-11 / Lk 3.15-22 is a master-piece in:
to show the value of the John-Movement but to make it quite clear:
Jesus is the one the Jahwe-God has chosen.
The Evv likes to convince us: The break-away of the Jesus-group from the John-Movement is happening to fullfill the will of the Jahwe-God.
This picture is a real good explication why the Jesus-Movement has the right to exist, to proclaim their message and to be independent as much as possible.
But this break-away is dearly paid - if not the only way of survival.
[we also are living in different groups with different messages! As we choose our own Messiah, do we have to break-away from one group in favour of the other one ? And how to break away ?]
Freitag, 3. Januar 2014
Christmas as great Epiphany ...
What are we going to discover as we meditate the events at the manger ? ? ?
A) The Child... we have im fokus a new human being... a lot is spoken about this child... the child himself has presented an interesting life (style)... has proclaimed
a new message... and finally they called him "Emmanuel".
B) There is no place for this child... the child is in danger of life... a refugee...
"did you not know that I must be busy with my Father's affairs ?"
C) The shepherds... a message for them.... on the one side: "Glory to God in the
highest..." on the other side: "peace to men" Heaven and Earth are affected!
D) The profet Simeon and Anna... what a child ?
E) The wise men... led by a star... (not by the Word of God).... missled (it was not
the newborn king)... but: this child got now gold and incense and mhyrre...
(and not the Jahwe-God in the temple).
F) How many names will this child carry on ... and which name is my favorite ?
G) Where do I find this child again ? in the Eucharist ? in the sacraments ?
in the Church ? in my heart ? in the wind ? in my friends ?
H) The manger I meditate - I found it in the past! and today ? The birth of Jesus Christ is something for the past or something of today (where ? ) and why not something for the future ?
I) May it be that the manger brings me to an other "concept of God"...
to discover "the Human! as the sacrament of God ?"
J) We never know what happen on Christmas with us ? with me ? with the world ?
The discovery of a real humanity ?
A) The Child... we have im fokus a new human being... a lot is spoken about this child... the child himself has presented an interesting life (style)... has proclaimed
a new message... and finally they called him "Emmanuel".
B) There is no place for this child... the child is in danger of life... a refugee...
"did you not know that I must be busy with my Father's affairs ?"
C) The shepherds... a message for them.... on the one side: "Glory to God in the
highest..." on the other side: "peace to men" Heaven and Earth are affected!
D) The profet Simeon and Anna... what a child ?
E) The wise men... led by a star... (not by the Word of God).... missled (it was not
the newborn king)... but: this child got now gold and incense and mhyrre...
(and not the Jahwe-God in the temple).
F) How many names will this child carry on ... and which name is my favorite ?
G) Where do I find this child again ? in the Eucharist ? in the sacraments ?
in the Church ? in my heart ? in the wind ? in my friends ?
H) The manger I meditate - I found it in the past! and today ? The birth of Jesus Christ is something for the past or something of today (where ? ) and why not something for the future ?
I) May it be that the manger brings me to an other "concept of God"...
to discover "the Human! as the sacrament of God ?"
J) We never know what happen on Christmas with us ? with me ? with the world ?
The discovery of a real humanity ?
Freitag, 27. Dezember 2013
Family - Sunday 2013
1.) The Bible says about the family life of Jesus two remarks:
A) Lk shows a feast-programme
a) (2.16-21): there is circumcision and name-giving.
b) There is a temple visit in Jesrusalem (2.22-40) the law demands:
Purification + Consecration / And the old Simeon speaks about enlighten the
pagans and the prophetess Anna; a temple-lady, fan of the child.
c) There is the early Passover-feast, but once (Jesus was 12 yers old) it became a
nightmare "looking after Jesus busy with the Father's afffairs".
B) Mt shows a dramatic escape: "they are on the run" (Mt 2.13-15, 19-23)
And all this to fulfill the scripture!
The family-story as a story of signs to show how the JoN is the Messiah;
a significant story constructed after the Resurrection - because this event has changed the view.
2.) This family: Mary + Joseph + Jesus + his brothers and sisters...
a "holy family" ? They have made it an ideal picture; an icon!
In service of evangelisation?
3.) That is what happen today again: Because in terms of family nothing is more clear in our society, the RCChurch has proclaimed 2014 as a "year of the family"
and a special bishops-synode will bring clarity.
But (and here I see the problem) Bishops know already "how family life should be";
they know already "the concept of a really Christian family" - they don't need any advise, any search... they only need people who listen to them, obedient people!
Since Mary + Joseph + Jesus have lived a family unity... we have the ideal;
we need ways to bring this ideal to the people and to make them it going.
There will be a special family-prayer because the RCChurch will ask God to do it right.
4.) Also the Church should be a family... what an incredible way... for 2014!
The African bishops once declared the RCChurch as ! "a family of God".
A) Lk shows a feast-programme
a) (2.16-21): there is circumcision and name-giving.
b) There is a temple visit in Jesrusalem (2.22-40) the law demands:
Purification + Consecration / And the old Simeon speaks about enlighten the
pagans and the prophetess Anna; a temple-lady, fan of the child.
c) There is the early Passover-feast, but once (Jesus was 12 yers old) it became a
nightmare "looking after Jesus busy with the Father's afffairs".
B) Mt shows a dramatic escape: "they are on the run" (Mt 2.13-15, 19-23)
And all this to fulfill the scripture!
The family-story as a story of signs to show how the JoN is the Messiah;
a significant story constructed after the Resurrection - because this event has changed the view.
2.) This family: Mary + Joseph + Jesus + his brothers and sisters...
a "holy family" ? They have made it an ideal picture; an icon!
In service of evangelisation?
3.) That is what happen today again: Because in terms of family nothing is more clear in our society, the RCChurch has proclaimed 2014 as a "year of the family"
and a special bishops-synode will bring clarity.
But (and here I see the problem) Bishops know already "how family life should be";
they know already "the concept of a really Christian family" - they don't need any advise, any search... they only need people who listen to them, obedient people!
Since Mary + Joseph + Jesus have lived a family unity... we have the ideal;
we need ways to bring this ideal to the people and to make them it going.
There will be a special family-prayer because the RCChurch will ask God to do it right.
4.) Also the Church should be a family... what an incredible way... for 2014!
The African bishops once declared the RCChurch as ! "a family of God".
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