International Catholic Conference of
Guiding
Reconciliation - Luke 11, 42-46
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[Matthew 5-20-26][
Luke 10, 38-42][
Luke 11, 5-13][
Luke 11, 15-26]
[ Luke 11, 27-28][
Luke 17, 11-19][
Luke 11, 42-46][ Luke
11, 47-54]
Luke 11, 42-46
« How terrible for you Pharisees! You give God a tenth of the seasoning herbs, such as mint and rue and all the other herbs, but you neglect justice and love for God. These you should practise, without neglecting the others.
« How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the reserved seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the market places. How terrible for you! You are like unmarked graves which people walk on without knowing it.
One of the teachers of the Law said to him, « Teacher, when you say this, you insult us too! »
Jesus answered, « How terrible also for you teachers of the Law! You put loads on people's backs which are hard to carry, but you yourselves will not strech out a finger to help them carry those loads ».
| Meditation |
by Jean Debruynne |
This Goospel of Luke ask some questions from the ICCG.
These questions are not really formal. The message of this gospel challenges
rather the spirit and calls for true evangelical inspiration, for the
introduction of a creative faith that bears fruits and gives birth.
For the ICCG, the temptation would be to establish an organisation and a
management.To manage means to be already integrated in a system, to be
integrated in death and destruction.
From the moment that one is not attentive to, or able to perceive realities, one
is already dead.
What is dramatic in the destiny of the Pharisees, is that they took the law and
the synagogye for granted.
The ICCG will only live if it is rooted in the Gospel, faithfull to its poverty.
The day on wich the ICCGwill become rich, she will cease to exist.
We have to work with the means of the poor.
It is a sign.
What is important in our meetings, is not to speak about the Gospel but to give
a sign, live it in a community that takes the individual seriously, takes
realites seriously and looks at life and the world.
Maybe the Gospel of St. Luke invites us to a conversion this morning.
The Christ does not impose a conduct of strict observance .
He stands for an inner liberty. He is more attached to what is interior than to
what is exterior. The risk is to kill love and replace it by law The danger to
which men are exposed is to beleive that by respecting the law they can be saved.
It is to beleive that by observing the law we can achieve our salvation and
acquire our true liberty.
Our liberty is measured by our capacity to love.
It is a brave option to choose not to follow the trends of our time. It requests
form us to swimm against the tide. What does all this mean in the context of
Guiding where there are principles and laws?
We must help Guides to discover that these principles are roads to freedom and
not just tracks laid down beforehand in order to avoid asking questions. We have
to have God's patience.
We live in a world where the pressures from others are strong, where we have
difficulties in finding our own way. It is not a question of pretending to be
free or adopt an air of freedom. Freedom is an inner choice. What is the use of
washing our hands, if the dirt that sticks to them is injustice, crime and
violence?
