Father Csaba’s reflections on today’s gospel….

Friday 9 December 2016

Unfortunately we are escaping from demanding thoughts at the bottom of our hearts, one can find a hundred thousand explanations , excuses but only simply  so ,that we do not have to make certain decisions , important changes in the course of our lives ! I often ask myself the question how are we capable to lie to ourselves !? Very often why do we cheat ourselves , why are we not listening to our Creator talking to us through our consciences ?!

We Christians believe that at the bottom of our hearts You are there our beloved God, who gave us  a “hearing” ear, our capacity to speak to express our thoughts . Our conscience like a wonderful GPS guides, would guide us if we would let it ! Many times we silence our conscience so many decisions are not made at this deep level, but at the level of our momentary whim , mood desire or just simply “what will be, will be “! For me one of the greatest questions is what needs to happen so that change , that certain changing of “gears” would happen in one’s life!? Márton Áron the army officer , a grown man , with a bloody world war behind him puts aside everything and embarks on a road so by studying theology dedicates his life to God! Mother Theresa even though was  a nun , in a religious order, decides to give up teaching and walks out into the slums , where she rents a dusty shed where she took in the first  dying man off the street.! I could go on, as in so many saints' lives there is that dizzying “death jump “, when they get off a well trodden , safe road for an unknown , road untravelled  ! Yes my God, meeting You our Lord - and there is no mincing of the words -is a death-leap ! So that we can follow in Your footsteps , we have to let go of the trapeze giving us some security, and falling into a space seemingly infinite , making a summersault we are flying ,lead by the faith, that Your two strong arms will catch us , leading us , by sending us flying further on!

Leaving the well-troden path behind, starting a new life holding onto our Creator’s hand, can only be achieved by living faith , and whoever is afraid of throwing themselves into this big adventure, that person is rather fooling ,cheating himself  by lying !

With love,

Father Csaba 

translated by dr k.e.

Photo: Soldiers' graveyard. 

Jesus said to the crowds:

“To what shall I compare this generation? 

It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’ 

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He is possessed by a demon.’ 

The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said, ‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is vindicated by her works.”

Matthew 11, 16-19