The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, (and we have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father), full of grace and truth. John 1:14
Arriving to the end of the season of Lent and to the passion of Jesus Christ, it is hard to not notice the humanness of God in the suffering of Christ. Take time during Holy Week to meditate and pray for the sacrifice of God’s only Son, who is the living God. He comes to be involved with the people of God by placing himself to the limitations of being a human.
There are several elements or signs how God shared our humanness. First of all, Jesus came and shared our struggles through the emotional structure of a person, such as anger, compassion, sorrow or loneliness. Secondly, he took on upon the bodily limitation of being human by being tired, sleepy, hungry, thirsty or exhausted from pain. Thirdly, Christ had a spiritual appetite and need to gradually feed the spirit. This process was complex with some important stops. One of them was his baptism, later facing, fighting and overcoming temptations, leading Jesus to his transfiguration. This spiritual journey was the most significant to his followers because Christ disciples could identify for real with God’s anointed one among themselves. The final element of Jesus’ humanity was his physical death.
Those who ask, what was the reason behind Christ being among the people in the flesh? The answer: it was God’s special approach of sharing himself with us and liberate us from sin and damnation.
What does this mean to me? That I am willing to suffer for God’s sake on this earth, develop my spiritual strength to join him right here, right now in His glory, to redeem me from my darkness.
Prayer
Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Change us to become a ray of light in the darkest valleys of our earthly struggles. Amen.
Arriving to the end of the season of Lent and to the passion of Jesus Christ, it is hard to not notice the humanness of God in the suffering of Christ. Take time during Holy Week to meditate and pray for the sacrifice of God’s only Son, who is the living God. He comes to be involved with the people of God by placing himself to the limitations of being a human.
There are several elements or signs how God shared our humanness. First of all, Jesus came and shared our struggles through the emotional structure of a person, such as anger, compassion, sorrow or loneliness. Secondly, he took on upon the bodily limitation of being human by being tired, sleepy, hungry, thirsty or exhausted from pain. Thirdly, Christ had a spiritual appetite and need to gradually feed the spirit. This process was complex with some important stops. One of them was his baptism, later facing, fighting and overcoming temptations, leading Jesus to his transfiguration. This spiritual journey was the most significant to his followers because Christ disciples could identify for real with God’s anointed one among themselves. The final element of Jesus’ humanity was his physical death.
Those who ask, what was the reason behind Christ being among the people in the flesh? The answer: it was God’s special approach of sharing himself with us and liberate us from sin and damnation.
What does this mean to me? That I am willing to suffer for God’s sake on this earth, develop my spiritual strength to join him right here, right now in His glory, to redeem me from my darkness.
Prayer
Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy. Change us to become a ray of light in the darkest valleys of our earthly struggles. Amen.
Az Ige testté lett, közöttünk lakott, (és láttuk az ő dicsőségét, mint az Atya egyszülöttjének dicsőségét), telve kegyelemmel és igazsággal. János 1:14
Elérkeztünk a böjti időszak végéhez és a Nagyhéthez, Jézus Krisztus szenvedésének idejéhez. Szenteljünk figyelmet ebben az időben Isten áldozati bárányának méltóságára, ami egyben tükrözi az élő Istent, mint embert, aki nem utasítja vissza az emberi korlátozottsággal járó fájdalmakat, megpróbáltatásokat.
Jézus, aki része a Szentháromságnak, tehát maga az Isten, testet öltött és emberi tulajdonságokat vett magára. Ezeknek három fajtáját figyelhetjük meg élete különböző szakaszaiban. Elsőként az emberi érzelmeket, érzéseket, mint például a harag, bánat, együttérzés vagy magány. Másodszor, az emberi fizikum, amely befolyásolja cselekedeteinket, életünket. Például a fáradság, éhség, szomjúság, fájdalom (Jézus esetében fontos megemlíteni a halált is, hiszen, mint ember halt bele a testet érő traumába). A harmadik, ami lényeges része Jézus emberi mivoltának, az a lelkiség (a keresztség felvétele, harc a kísértéssel, megdicsőülés), ami által Jézus tanítványai tanui lettek Krisztus emberi mértékeket felülmúló hitével, tudásával és a hit által megnyílvánuló isteni hatalmával.
Összeségében, ha valaki azt kérdezi, hogy miért lett Isten emberré, a válasz az, hogy Isten különleges módon megosztotta magát velünk, áldozatot hozott azért, hogy bűneinktől megszabadítson és örök életünk legyen.
Mit jelent ez számomra? Azt, hogy elviselem minden földi szenvedésem és lélekben növekszem, hogy az élő Istent már itt és most megtaláljam az Ő dicsőségében, hogy Ő engem megmentsen a gonosztól, és az örök haláltól.
Imádság
Légy hozzám irgalmas Uram! Légy hozzám irgalmas Jézus! Változtass meg engem, hogy egy fénysugár lehessek az élet könyörtelen sötétségében a Te akaratod által. Ámen.
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