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In this “pre-soulful” time, we are asking ourselves serious questions that people have always had to and will have to ask themselves – and they are still relevant. <\/span>They are not at all covered in the dust of time.\u00a0<\/span>Who am I?\u00a0<\/span>Where am I from?\u00a0<\/span>Where am I going?\u00a0<\/span>Why do I live?\u00a0<\/span>Does my life have meaning?<\/span><\/h2>\n

These questions include the gospel question, “Lord, are there few who will be saved?”\u00a0<\/span>(Lk 13:23).\u00a0<\/span>If we had the opportunity to meet Jesus, we would certainly not forgive her.\u00a0<\/span>The Lord Jesus does not directly answer this question, nor does He want to answer it.\u00a0<\/span>Why does a person ask about the number? <\/span>Is he looking for reassurance in the numbers?\u00a0<\/span>Or does he think that when all of Israel is saved, so will he? <\/span>If the number of rescued is small, the views are insignificant, and why bother then?\u00a0<\/span>This is how many think calculatingly.\u00a0<\/span>For Jesus, however, this is something more important than the number.\u00a0<\/span>He wants to show us how we will achieve salvation.\u00a0<\/span>He came for all and did not expel anyone from His kingdom. <\/span>On the contrary, he cries to himself, “Come unto me all… <\/span>” (Mt 11:28).<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

And today, He says to us, ‘Strive! <\/span>Strain!\u00a0<\/span>And the Greek word of the original text – agonizes that – expresses it even sharper: Struggle as with death! <\/span>Wrestle to death, wrestle as an athlete who gives off his last strength to achieve his goal!\u00a0<\/span>Thus, we understand that whether<\/span>\u00a0God accepts us depends on our willingness to follow Christ. <\/span>God has done everything for us.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Further, humanly speaking, it can no longer go.\u00a0<\/span>However, it is not enough to belong in his Church or have a perfect knowledge of his doctrine without being willing to live his life.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

It is necessary to realize that, by his nature, man cannot see and love God. <\/span>Living in heaven requires a specific adaptation, which we do not have in our nature. <\/span>If we were to live on another planet, we would need a different breathing organ because our lungs are not adapted to it. <\/span>Similarly, to live happily in heaven, we require new abilities to know into know the supernatural life. <\/span>This life, beyond our capabilities, was given to us in the sacrament of baptism and is constantly being enhanced by partaking in other sacraments.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The apostle John writes, “<\/span>God is love.”\u00a0<\/span>And for this life of love, we must prepare ourselves with a dash of love for God and our neighbor. <\/span>We must train pets here on earth to withstand the new conditions of heaven. <\/span><\/strong>Let’s see how the people around us are trying to do this together. <\/span>French wholesaler Eduard Laclero turned part of his shop into a canteen for unemployed people.\u00a0<\/span>In the store, they are given free food, and in the adjacent dining room, they can safely eat it. <\/span>If someone has money, they will receive a 30 percent discount when buying basic groceries. <\/span>When Laclero was minor, one plate was prepared daily for the poor at the poor table. <\/span>Today, in his shop, there are as many plates as there are hungry who come there.<\/span><\/h2>\n

This act of love, repeated daily, looks fabulous. <\/span>But still, it is a reality of our times!\u00a0<\/span>Perhaps people might think of him as a freak, but they would be egoists whose eyes were clouded by matter.\u00a0<\/span>Lawler looks at people through the eyes of love, and everything is clear to him. Let’s<\/span> try to open the eyes of our hearts, and perhaps a new perspective will open up for us, for life, and ourselves. <\/strong><\/span>We cannot open all canteens, somewhere it is not even necessary, but\u00a0we must open our eyes to the heart daily<\/strong>. Another exciting example testifies to the fact that this is possible and necessary.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Even today, there are people in Basel willing to help the poor with moving, craft work, housekeeping, shopping, cleaning, preparing meals, and so on. <\/span>Others visit the old and sick, form telephone chains so that lonely people can talk to someone on the phone, organize walks, trips, and so on.\u00a0<\/span>The secret to the success of this event lies in the fact that everyone who is helped, the organizers, beg to do likewise to others. <\/span>In this way, love for one’s neighbors multiplies.\u00a0<\/span>Christ’s innovative proposal from two thousand years ago is realized here: “as ye shall ye do unto you, so ye shall do unto them.”<\/strong>\u00a0(Lk 6:31).\u00a0<\/span>And people convince themselves that doing good to others is not utopia, but that it is something beautiful that causes joy.\u00a0<\/span>Previously hopeless, people felt others wanted them well, which gave for life. <\/span>He who does well has a strong hope that someone will help him if necessary.\u00a0<\/span>Such a person is not afraid to come out of his egoism afterward. <\/span>Gradually, he realizes that doing good is not a weakness but a special force that transforms a person so that everyone, according to his possibilities and abilities, creates a foreshadowing of heaven.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

We, brothers and sisters, have many opportunities to train love. <\/span>Let’s start today.\u00a0<\/span>Maybe in our family or neighborhood, someone feels abandoned and needs help; a few kind words… <\/span>The Lord Jesus will judge us not by knowing Him, but by how we have served Him in our fellowmen. <\/span>So let us not be concerned about the number.\u00a0<\/span>The important thing is that we know the way.\u00a0<\/span>Let us not miss the opportunity the Lord is giving us today!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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