To bear witness.

 What does it mean to bear witness? What are my difficulties in testifying and before whom? What do I gain by testifying? I am directly participating in the event… it has a greater weight of testimony than the one who gives testimony but that he heard it, read it… 

Jesus said: “But you also bear witness” (Jn 15:27). According to Jesus, we are to assume the role of his witnesses together with the Holy Spirit. Bearing witness should be an honour for us. Jesus does not promise earthly privileges to his witnesses, quite the opposite. A Christian must not be an obstacle to someone in following Christ. Those who do not give us an adequate witness, let us not judge, let us not condemn, but let us build in ourselves patience, trust, humility, perseverance and other virtues. Let us sanctify ourselves. Let our witness be about Jesus. The more the world expects from us testimony, all the more willingly, even if we act with the victims. So we don’t forget to bear witness with small, everyday deeds, words, behavior…

Jesus is waiting for our answer. It is impossible to block one’s ears before God’s word, not to give an answer with one’s life. God speaks to us through the voice of our conscience, through the Church, through people, things, events. The Easter season demands the same from each of us. ” Love to believe and believe to love!“Listen to God and respond as God asks of us in our conscience. Jesus died for our sins. We realize the importance and need to learn to listen to God in our conscience and respond correctly not only with words, but also with thoughts and actions. The child does not listen to the words of the parents, perhaps he responds to the third, fourth appeal. How does he love his parents? A student does not listen to the teacher. Can he get praise? When a car driver does not listen to the running of his car’s engine, he can break down his car. A runner athlete does not follow the starter’s shot, can he stand on the podium? And when listening matters in ordinary social, sports, cultural life, shouldn’t it in spiritual life? To listen to save my soul. To listen and respond correctly to the demands made. Listening means for us: to do everything to fulfil in our life , what God asks of us. “Follow me”(John 21:19)! The call of Jesus to each of us. A challenge that is not limited by time, space, place, people. Have a true conscience.

In the review “L Éncyclopedie de la vie pratique” (Encyclopedia of practical life), he states that the average person devotes 70 years of his life: 8 years to study and education, 9 years to entertainment, 3 years to body hygiene, 6 years to eating, 5 years to walking, 11 years of work, 4 years of reading, 24 years of sleep and rest. We are to live with Jesus in every moment.