The depth echoes.

Lake Gennesaret, on which Jesus walked, is up to 50 meters deep. But what is this against those dizzying spiritual depths, at the sight of which we often feel surprised, even frightened? The world in which we live, with which we are in direct contact, or the one shown to us by press reports and television – reveals before us a surprising abyss of misery and evil; whether it is material poverty, from which hands are extended to us begging for help, whether it is the poverty of sin, which people affected by it are not even aware of, whether it is the depth of falsehood into which they willingly sink, or the depth of suffering that we do not know how to prevent – these are the chasms over which we must not only cross, but also bravely look into them, and even descend a little without getting dizzy; the head spins for those who lose heart, curse, or even blaspheme, asking: where is God? What about God? Our daily journey over the deep requires a strong head and heart; The Lord Jesus says: It is I, do not be afraid! But don’t lose heart when looking at the abyss – that’s not all. The psalmist says: The deep echoes into the deep (Psalm 42:8).

Against this depth of evil we must set the depth of our faith, hope, and love, in general, the depth of spiritual life and wealth that we must develop in ourselves. Fortunately, we meet people who have created such depth in themselves, who not only do not despair in the face of suffering and evil – but try to prevent them and stand against them in various ways: by supplicating and intercessory prayer, by acts of practical mercy, and above all, by deepening their own spiritual life . Do we open our eyes and hearts to such depths? The Church shows them to us with more and more recent canonizations. And maybe we also see them with an envious eye not far from us. The resurrected Christ lifts the afflicted from the depths of doubt; it also deepens our faith and trust in the resurrection of all good.