Lc 18, 35-43
En aquel tiempo, cuando Jesús se acercaba a Jericó, un ciego estaba sentado a un lado del camino, pidiendo limosna. Al oír que pasaba gente, preguntó qué era aquello, y le explicaron que era Jesús el nazareno, que iba de camino. Entonces él comenzó a gritar: "¡Jesús, hijo de David, ten compasión de mí!" Los que iban adelante lo regañaban para que se callara, pero él se puso a gritar más fuerte: "¡Hijo de David, ten compasión de mí!"
Entonces Jesús se detuvo y mandó que se lo trajeran. Cuando estuvo cerca, le preguntó: "¿Qué quieres que haga por ti?" Él le contestó: "Señor, que vea". Jesús le dijo: "Recobra la vista; tu fe te ha curado".
Enseguida el ciego recobró la vista y lo siguió, bendiciendo a Dios. Y todo el pueblo, al ver esto, alababa a Dios.
Entonces Jesús se detuvo y mandó que se lo trajeran. Cuando estuvo cerca, le preguntó: "¿Qué quieres que haga por ti?" Él le contestó: "Señor, que vea". Jesús le dijo: "Recobra la vista; tu fe te ha curado".
Enseguida el ciego recobró la vista y lo siguió, bendiciendo a Dios. Y todo el pueblo, al ver esto, alababa a Dios.
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GospelLK 18:35-43
As Jesus approached Jericho
a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging,
and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening.
They told him,
"Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
He shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!"
The people walking in front rebuked him,
telling him to be silent,
but he kept calling out all the more,
"Son of David, have pity on me!"
Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him;
and when he came near, Jesus asked him,
"What do you want me to do for you?"
He replied, "Lord, please let me see."
Jesus told him, "Have sight; your faith has saved you."
He immediately received his sight
and followed him, giving glory to God.
When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.
a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging,
and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening.
They told him,
"Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
He shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!"
The people walking in front rebuked him,
telling him to be silent,
but he kept calling out all the more,
"Son of David, have pity on me!"
Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him;
and when he came near, Jesus asked him,
"What do you want me to do for you?"
He replied, "Lord, please let me see."
Jesus told him, "Have sight; your faith has saved you."
He immediately received his sight
and followed him, giving glory to God.
When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God.
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Meditacion:
Si bien generalmente no comento la primera lectura, la de hoy que es el comienzo del libro del Apocalipsis tiene mucho que ver con el evangelio asi que vamos a leer una partecita y despues charlamos:
"Conozco tus obras, tu esfuerzo y tu paciencia; sé que no puedes soportar a los malvados, que pusiste a prueba a los que se llamaban apóstoles sin serlo, y descubriste que eran unos mentirosos. Eres tenaz, has sufrido por mí y no te has rendido a la fatiga. Pero tengo en contra tuya que ya no tienes el mismo amor que al principio. Recuerda de dónde has caído, arrepiéntete y vuelve a proceder como antes' ". (Apocalipsis 2. 1-5)
Aqui se estan refiriendo a la Iglesia de Efeso y si bien Dios por medio de su profeta valora todo lo que la Iglesia habia hecho, tambien les dice que se quedaron sin amor. El amor es la esencia misma del cristianismo y la base de la ley y los profetas. Jesús prodigó su amor incondicional a sus discípulos y luego les mandó que pusieran ese amor en práctica en el diario vivir.
Al ir perdiendo este amor, la iglesia de Éfeso corría el riesgo de privarse de la gracia y la protección divina y podía llegar a convertirse simplemente en un grupo social, un club o una asociación de personas activas y dedicadas, pero sin que su vida fuera un testimonio de la gracia y del poder sobrenatural del Señor; por eso, Dios les quitaría el candelabro, es decir, el testimonio de la gloria divina en su comunidad.
Muchas veces he visto esto ocurrir en diferentes grupos de formacion catolica... se preocupan mas por las formas y las normas que por el amor de Dios; hay que saber valorar lo de Dios en su momento.
Y todo esto entonces hacer ver al grupo como el ciego de este evangelio, gritando por compasion y preguntando que es eso del Amor de Dios; cuando un ciego toma conciencia de que alguien lo puede curar, grita y no para de gritar hasta ser oido por Jesus que le pregunta que quiere?... que quisieramos nosotros, almas sin fe a veces, para nosotros mismos? tal vez el amor fraternal que nos falta?, la misericordia para comprender al hermano?. Lo que sea que nos falta no siempre es tan claro como el ciego que sabia que queria.
Por eso la oracion permanente es importante para meditar sobre nosotros mismos y pedir como el compasion y curacion, tanto para nosotros como para los grupos de formacion que participemos.
“Padre eterno, restituye en nosotros el primer amor que tuvimos por ti y continúa colmándonos de tu amor, para que seamos luminarias que brillen siempre con el resplandor de tu presencia.” Amen
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While I do not usually comment on the first reading, the one today that is the beginning of the book of Revelation has a lot to do with the gospel, so we are going to read a little part and then we talk:
"I know your works, your effort and your patience, I know that you can not stand the wicked, that you tested those who called themselves apostles without being so, and you discovered that they were liars.You are tenacious, you have suffered for me and you have not You have surrendered to fatigue, but I have against you that you no longer have the same love as at the beginning, remember where you have fallen from, repent and proceed as before. '" (Revelation 2. 1-5)
Here they are referring to the Church of Ephesus and while God through his prophet values everything the Church had done, he also tells them that they were left without love. Love is the very essence of Christianity and the basis of the law and the prophets. Jesus lavished his unconditional love on his disciples and then ordered them to put that love into practice in daily life.
As this love was lost, the Ephesian church risked depriving itself of divine grace and protection and could simply become a social group, a club or an association of active and dedicated people, but without their life a testimony of the grace and supernatural power of the Lord; therefore, God would take away the candelabrum, that is, the testimony of the divine glory in their community.
Many times I have seen this happen in different groups of Catholic formation ... they care more about the forms and rules than for the love of God; we must know how to value God at the time.
And all this then make the group look like the blind man of this gospel, shouting out of compassion and asking what is that of the Love of God; When a blind man realizes that someone can heal him, he screams and keeps screaming until he is heard by Jesus asking him what he wants? ... What would we, souls without faith sometimes, wish for ourselves? perhaps the fraternal love that we lack ?, the mercy to understand the brother ?. Whatever we lack is not always as clear as the blind man who knew what he wanted.
That is why the permanent prayer is important to meditate on ourselves and ask for compassion and healing, both for ourselves and for the formation groups that we participate.
"Eternal Father, restore in us the first love we had for you and continue to fill us with your love, so that we may be luminaries that shine with the radiance of your presence." Amen
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