Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Saturday 21 July 2018
How many comfortable , nice holiday places are there, many people can afford to draw back and live , enjoy their lives in a peaceful, calm surrounding , enjoying life far from the “maddening world”! Many such people staying away from the world , living for their own harmless pleasure live today in the Carpathian basin! They do not harm anybody, they are kind, and thy live in their treasure trove of their experiences, knowledge , many of them may even think that the world has no need for them , in fact by keeping quiet they are doing a service for the world !
The Csiilagösvény around the Balaton is organised by a dear friend Barna Tamás and his dear wife Kata !. After many years of hard work they retired to Austria, but moved back to Siófok but consciously they stood by our children, and amidst many other good deeds they organise the summer concert tour of the Marosszéki Kodály Zoltán children’s choir from Szováta along the shores of the lake Balaton. It is the 6th year that they welcome 50-60 young people they organise everything on the 5-6 different locations from advertising, food and accomodation , the daily ice creams, to the bathing! They take care that at the different venues the children’s beautiful performances , their wonderful Székely outfits reaches as many people as possible! This missionary concert without their experiences gained in the western world , their enduring work we could not possibly achieve from Erdély and make it come true at this level.Gratitude and thanks to them for every minute they spent, for us and with us !
Jesus Christ could have also sat around in His perfect , peaceful heavenly holiday place , But He emptied Himself , became man and came among us !The world always needed and still needs today the wisdom, wise advices of mature adults guidance along their tried scale of values , showing the way and their organising skills ! This is why I address the people who reached the age of retirement : My dear Brethren ! You can afford to retire , you have the right to it as well , you would deserve it , but you were born that all the experiences that you posses , your goodness may bear fruit in this world and not that you dose off quietly, in a peaceful retirement….You have to get back on your feet and you have to go out onto the field, saying, doing the good that our creator God prompts us to do even if our efforts are not appreciated by everyone ! May the barren fig tree be the example in front of you ! Jesus does not ask , how old the tree is, how much fruit did it bear during the past years , but whether this year did you bear your own fruit?! Jesus Christ said it clearly : “ I want you to produce fruit , lasting fruit !”John 15, 16. We should look for and find that task , work that we can do after retirement for the benefit of the community !
With love,
Father Csaba
translated by dr k.e.
Photo : Barna Tamás listening to the performance of our daughter Kata.
The Pharisees went out and conspired against Jesus, how to destroy him. When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many crowds followed him, and he cured all of them, and he ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "Here is my servant, whom I have chosen, my beloved, with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. He will not wrangle or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. He will not break a bruised reed or quench a smouldering wick until he brings justice to victory. And in his name the Gentiles will hope."
Matthew 12:14-21
Father Csaba’s reflection on the gospel Saturday 21 July 2018