Sun 4 B:
possessed by the destroying spirit
the great Ocean as destroyer...
It looks like (Mk 1.21-28) Jesus has started his public work in the Cty of Capernaum.
One pious man (like soo many... !!!) had in mind, this new prophet, this Holy One of God - he comes now to destroy all of us... he is the "Evil-One". It means this pious man is possessed by he uncleaned spirit (the uncleared up idea): the man of God is a destroyer.
This pious man is unable to think the Holy One of God comes to heal, comes to redeem, comes to empower us. No! The pious man is terribly afraid and convinced that JvN is a
holy destroyer, nothing else. Jesus knows how this pious men are thinking - and in open confrontation JvN strongly goes into opposition, into his defence: shut up and change
your mind. And the people around: "Here is a teaching that is new."
In 2018 some people still are possessed by uncleaned spirits: examples:
* You think: "the one who has better marks is a better human being".
JvN: stop such idea - change and know: "a better human being is the one who loves"
* You think: "if I pray a lot, God will help me more sure".
JvN: stop such idea - clear up your mind and change and know:
"The help of God is free of charge - gratis".
* You think: "If I go in hiding, the problem will solve itself "(often children's thinking).
JvN: stop - think a lot more - come out and "take the stick and struck the rock".
4. Sun B 28.01.2018
Ev-Mk is glad (1.28) that the reputation of Jesus "rapidly spread everywhere".
Until today - we know - a good reputation is precondition for healing and true unity.
As the scribes have attacked Jesus as "the evil-one" (the Beelzebul / the Satan),
Jesus started (very seldom) to defend himself (Mk 3.22-10).
He cares very much for his "good name".
To be effective, to build up the New Heaven + the New Earth, our God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Church and all of us - we need a "good image".
If someone attacks you, you must find out, is this attack only a game, a little offence
or really "too much". If you feel: his attack destroys you and your message, your task...
now you have to start defence !
Jesus - against ridicule and contempt - he didn't take up defence...
but the real attack on his reputation: You are the "Evil-one" he didn't accept.
We are now encouraged to care very well for our "good name".
Do we also care for the good name of our Church? for a good reputation of Jesus Christ?
Some people also care for a good image of Namibia!
3. Sun B / Ev-Mk 1.14-20
the time has come
the kingdom of God is near
repent
believe the Good News
Before VOCATION happen to become a Christian Personality
a religious Brother or Sister
a Priest in the Church
Ev-Mk says: it must be clear for YOU:
1. You know 24/7 it's now time (life is here and now !!!! )
2. to realise a NEW Heaven + a NEW Earth
3. for this: you change your secured mind , your normal attitude,
your lifestyle of yesterday
4. and you decide: "love in joy is our way."
but sorry you will or have already discovered this is in fact too difficult.
The "normal-daily-world-all-around-us" keeps us in hands!
You feel more and more: We are very much in need of liberation...
Do you know the first step of liberation ???
It's evident: "CONTACT...." [take contact - is the first step to go out of yourself
and open the possibility something new happen].
For all dear Blog-Visitors!
I wish you the courage
to accept
the blessings of God.
2018 It's like a river - time is flowing - day after day
take it
in any case: it's the way into the future -
for believers: the resurrection-way into the fullness of Life.
As Christians we started the New Year with a FEAST...
it's integration ! "the child was to be circumcised" (Lk 2.16-21)
it means: the child got the sign of his own people -
to know" I belong to...
and "they gave him the name JESUS" [God is Salvation]
to become a own personality, with a own task, a own message.
In the meantime - we all have taken up
our own message, task, personality - we go on...
but pls don't forget (Mk 2.22:) "new wine in new skins"
Since Christmas we are informed by Jesus Christ (via Evv etc...)
1.) God has a new name: "Jahwe-Emmanuel"
2. The Heaven is open cf. Baptism, Stefanus etc...
it means: the fullness of Life is for everybody now a real chance
3. There is a new Life-Style, the Christian one,
who is engaged with the redemption work "here + now".
The New Year 2018 will be opened soon as a New Chance
to accept at least these 3 points:
You are invited A) to discover God as Emmanuel
B) to make steps into the fullness of Life
C) to participate with the ongoing redemption .
The new Chance "2018" offers you - to accept this invitation -
12 months, 52 weeks, 365 days, 8760 hours, 525'600 minutes, 31'536'000 Seconds
It may be for you a creative year where you bring in your best for a Christian world.
But for 2018 I also wish you the great insight:
"Once in Heaven, You can do what you like.
Here on earth we can't do what we like - we have to make heaven;
if not, we get hell.
Thanks for going with me through 2017 I hope we go together in 2018
and please accept the Blessings of the new Emmanuel-God:
as a constructive Events - Energy
as a Challenge to live salutary human relationships and
as a enlightenment in the darkness of our time.
Vic. Hans Leu
Who gives them the Authority
to tell us something ????
Mt 21.23-27
JvN puts the question: Who gave Authority to John the Baptist? Heaven or Man ?
Priests and Elders are afraid to give answer: "we do not know" !
Great question until today: Who gave JvN the Authority for his message and his behaviour ?
Why JvN is reluctant to give a clear answer? why he is refusing to answer ???
Because the questioning group is exactly refusing him Authority.
Sorry; the Church has (on the place of JvN) the answer: The Holy God gives Authority !!!
But this is a 50% answer... Sorry: Something is missing !!!
1. Mary has given him the Authority (right and duty) to live...
2. St. Joseph has given him the Authority to survive...
3. John the Baptist has given him the authority to be baptised...
4. The Apostles have given him the authority to proclaim...
In the Old Testament: the Authority is in the hands of the Jahwe-God
In the New Testament: the Authority is "incarnated".
After Christmas 2017 our Church may learn again to accept that the Holy Spirit is poured out and therefore the Authority of God is also incarnated.
The old slogan: "God or man" is slowly going to end into the fact: "God + Man."
This changing is the Mystery of Christmas...
Did you expect it
what Is 64.3-8 proclaims ?:
Lord-God,
You are the potter
we the clay
we are all the work
of your hand.
waiting actively for the right sound...
As we go to celebrate ADVENT (Sun 1 B / 03.12.17) Paulus remind us that we have received a lot of Graces - we are all the work of your hand - and we may be thankful
(1. Co 1.3-9).
As we are enriched clay Mk-Jesus asks us (13.33-37) stay awake !
Wait actively for the return of Jesus Christ, for the "coming of God".
The background of this call is the fact, that Jesus and in Him God is coming.
It's a nice picture to see God is coming in all his Creation - pls stay awake.
The "coming of God" into our brain + heart + hand is for all of us a wonderful
enriching Gift - because it means: Grace + Love + Mercy + Freedom + Justice +
Peace + Redemption + Forgiveness - ... all these values are to be seen as coming,
to enrich all of us, the clay in the hand of God.
In our human reality:
If "something" is coming and we don't see it, we don't hear it, we don't feel it -
it will not touch us. Only the one who is attentive will discover what riches are on the way
to fulfil our heart - ergo: pls stay awake.
If our senses, our brains + our hearts are awake - open, welcoming, receptive -
we may become very rich: full of Grace, like Mary, like the Saints...
For the Advent 2017:
Start to exercise your openness, your welcoming life-style;
learn to receive all the Gifts on the way to your heart.
If you come to the Church... why not welcome the other people (also coming)... ?
why not open the ears for the Word of God... ?
why not receive the Holy Bread to become "bread for others" ... ?
why not accept the blessing (to get the feeling that you are blessed)... ?
why not follow the sending to bring the Grace of God to the people wherever you go ?
ADVENT is exercise to expect, to become receptive, conceptive, acceptive...
welcoming... ADVENT is expecting strongly what is really coming; stay awake...
