Jesus, faith and the Church: Episode 4
2018-11-19 07:42:44
“ Jesus for me is my whole life. Indeed all my life depends on him.
“ He is the person whom I go to when I feel lost.
He is the person whom I go to when I need help.
“ My relationship with Him is comparable to a relationship between father and son. It is built on love, faith and confidence.
“ On the other hand, I am bound to listen to His word, to act according to His teachings. Same goes to my relationship with the Holy Mother .. It is much like the relationship between mother and her daughter. I fully trust that the Holy Virgin watches over me all the time, that she takes good care of me, of my needs. When I do something wrong, or when I go astray from God’s path, I turn to her asking for help. With her prayers She guides me to get back to the right track and to continue my good relationship with God.
“ Some of the youngsters tend to believe that the Church alienates them from Jesus. This is totally wrong. In my opinion these youngsters in general give priority to materialism. They would much prefer seeing Jesus present more in body than in spirit. On the contrary the Church helps me to explore, to understand better the teachings of Our Lord, their effect on my life, to translate the Word of Jesus in all my actions, so that I feel encouraged to do good things. My actions reflect indeed the teachings of Our Lord.
“ I try to spread the Word of God through my different actions among the younger generations. The role of the Church as a matter of fact is of great importance. It helps us to understand better the life of Jesus, to make it more simple, so that it becomes closer and better applicable to our own life. Through our pastoral activities - Bible vigils, meditations and meetings - we can penetrate yet deeper into the life of Jesus. We would be able to explore better His teachings and His life on Earth.
“ It is of basic importance to remember that the Church represents not merely a material structure but rather a community of believers. We are able to overcome challenges through a solid Faith. Let us try to build a new generations of youngsters from all over the world
“ We should to urge them to keep on prayers, to stay close to Church in every respect – and this runs to the benefit of all.
“ In conclusion it is my belief that I remain close to Church leaders – bishops, clergy, nuns. They are all expected to offer us examples of how they see their relationship with Jesus. We trust that they will be able to accomplish their mission, and to lead masses of believers. This involves a huge responsibility, the same way Jesus in his lifetime had asked apostles, disciples and saints to lead the congregation of believers. They kept preaching the presence of Jesus in their lives. They were constantly expected to talk about their own experiences.
“ In conclusion our church leaders are urged to bring us closer to Church and to Jesus.
“ We are expected to serve Mother Church, to help her spread the teachings of God. We appreciate the efforts of our church leaders.. We look forward to lead the same pattern of life, according primarily to the teachings of Our Lord. Definitely we should try to mobilize youngsters form all over the world. We should extend our helping hand, so that the younger generation will get to discover better the life of Jesus.
“ They are all urged to get back to the fold of the Church with a renewed strong Faith ..
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