Daily gospel

Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Saturday 10 March 2018

10 March is the Székely freedom’s day ! It is so easy to look for faults in others , even though most often it’s not others who put the yoke around our necks , it’s not from under others tyranny that we have to free ourselves from, but from our own sinful desires , since our families are usually not broken up by foreign forces but most of the time we do it ourselves ! Over the past 25 years I took in close on 6000 children this is how many tragedies , fates passed through my hands mainly ! And humbly I have to say that it is not other nations, nor wars , not even natural disasters that destroyed the family units , forced the children into the orphanage but practically in every single case the parents’ behaviour ! 

Yes in the holy time of Lent lets begin our own freedom fight, lets achieve our own independence , that in our dignity of being God’s children , we can live our lives joyfully as good sisters and brothers !May our Lord Jesus Christ, tempted in the wilderness, be our role model ! There He conquered the devil of consumption , possession, out for power ! The evil one attacked and lost , Jesus was free to start His monumental work of redemption!

1.Tell these stones to become bread and consume !!! Lets win our freedom against the temptation of consumption….How much we consume just because it catches our eyes and straight away we start devouring it ! Lets not just think of bread here but to all the rich food , alcohol , cigarettes harmful to our bodies , and everybody can keep on adding to this list ! Lets only put as much on my plate that I really need ! In my wardrobe lets only keep what I really have use for ! Lets not live just for consuming, but  only consume what I really need to live !!

2. Bow down before me and I’ll give you all this, the whole shopping centre can be yours ! The devil of possession can hit today’s man with incredible force , and we are pushing ourselves , saving, gasping for breath, buying, we make our houses into expensive museums , and we live like mummies in our pyramids , lonely ! We become slaves of greedy desires !  How many marriages , relationships, lives were lost because of some ambitious desires ?

It’s necessary, I want it, I need it and after all that the goods we obtained end up covered by dust, rusting somewhere ! How much precious time , cheer, joy would be freed up if together with Christ I could also say no to the  sinful desire of possession !

3.Stand on the highest point of the temple. , throw yourself down your angels  will lift you up in their hands, everybody will admire you , you’ll be a famous man and everybody will pay attention to you ! The Jews right up to this day are waiting for the Messiah to appear in the temple of Jerusalem !This is why the huge battles are continuing for the mount of the temple since on this holy Muslim shrine should the temple of Solomon be rebuilt so that the Jewish Messiah can manifest His glory ! Jesus says no to all these opportunities :“Be gone, Satan! “ Mt 4, 1-11 He does not want  this cheap power , He does not want to extract our love by a miracle , He desires our love that’s born  from a free heart! He is not a man made reigning Messiah , but the God of serving love , who loves and yearns for love !!

Where do I stand with the temptation of Consumption, Possession, Power ?! Am I really free of these sinful desires ?! I encourage you lovingly come and lets fight our  freedom fight , it’s Lent lets shake off the yoke of sin!! 

Father Csaba

translated by dr k.e. 

Jesus also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.' But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted."

Luke 18:9-14