“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). - Matthew 1:23
A few years ago, when a good friend departed this life, I tried to help out the immediate family to write their loved one’s obituary. Later that day I held in my hands my beloved, late grandfather’s favorite poetry book with his notes, which in a way summed up a lot of things about him to me, similarly to an obituary, yet with the meaning and value only known to me. Then a little bit later, I found his birth certificate with the most basic information about him. In that moment, I was shocked to realize, what a difference a purposeful life can make. We basically come with a name, with a set of parents to a particular place and time to this earth. However, a big chunk of the rest, what happens is up to us. Some of us have it good, some of us have it bad in the journey of life, which may be conditioned by our families and social backgrounds, but at the end what we believe and what we value in our heart will tell the real story of us and of who we become in this journey we call, life.
I am not sure if in Jesus’s lifetime they issued birth certificates, but if they did, I wonder, what did it say about the Son of God? Did it say, what the prophets foretold, the truth that this child is the messiah? Was the father portrayed as Joseph or Yahweh, the God of Israel? When he was crucified and died was there an obituary written for friends and relatives to keep and reflect upon? Maybe there was one, but everybody threw it away, when Jesus resurrected three days after his death. But if there wasn’t one, there were followers of Christ, friends and disciples whose lives were changed by Jesus with the purpose of giving glory to God. His legacy was that his pure divinity in the flesh that no human could ever possess. He was walking and carrying for all with a humble, loving heart that not only promised, but delivered safety to us all from evil and damnation. If you have faith in God, if you live and act like a disciple of God, people will know you, recognize you and always remember you by your name written in their hearts.
Prayer
Dear author of life, heavenly God, fill us up with the spirit of Jesus to search meaning in this life through you. Amen
A few years ago, when a good friend departed this life, I tried to help out the immediate family to write their loved one’s obituary. Later that day I held in my hands my beloved, late grandfather’s favorite poetry book with his notes, which in a way summed up a lot of things about him to me, similarly to an obituary, yet with the meaning and value only known to me. Then a little bit later, I found his birth certificate with the most basic information about him. In that moment, I was shocked to realize, what a difference a purposeful life can make. We basically come with a name, with a set of parents to a particular place and time to this earth. However, a big chunk of the rest, what happens is up to us. Some of us have it good, some of us have it bad in the journey of life, which may be conditioned by our families and social backgrounds, but at the end what we believe and what we value in our heart will tell the real story of us and of who we become in this journey we call, life.
I am not sure if in Jesus’s lifetime they issued birth certificates, but if they did, I wonder, what did it say about the Son of God? Did it say, what the prophets foretold, the truth that this child is the messiah? Was the father portrayed as Joseph or Yahweh, the God of Israel? When he was crucified and died was there an obituary written for friends and relatives to keep and reflect upon? Maybe there was one, but everybody threw it away, when Jesus resurrected three days after his death. But if there wasn’t one, there were followers of Christ, friends and disciples whose lives were changed by Jesus with the purpose of giving glory to God. His legacy was that his pure divinity in the flesh that no human could ever possess. He was walking and carrying for all with a humble, loving heart that not only promised, but delivered safety to us all from evil and damnation. If you have faith in God, if you live and act like a disciple of God, people will know you, recognize you and always remember you by your name written in their hearts.
Prayer
Dear author of life, heavenly God, fill us up with the spirit of Jesus to search meaning in this life through you. Amen
,,Íme, a szűz fogan méhében, fiút szül, akit Immánuélnek neveznek” - ami azt jelenti: Velünk az Isten. – Máté 1:23
Néhány éve, amikor egy egyháztagunk eltávozott az élők sorából, próbáltam segíteni a családnak a gyászjelentés megfogalmazásában. Azon a napon, amikor hazaértem, kezembe vettem a megboldogult nagyapám kedvelt verses kötetét. Ez volt számomra az ő életének az összefoglalója, amiből csak én tudtam az emlékét felidézni. Aztán furcsa módon, pár nappal később kezembe került a születési bizonyítványa. Ekkor tudatosult bennem, hogy mennyire fontos az életben a céltudatosság. Hiszen mindenki alapvető dolgokkal érkezik erre a földre. Körbevesznek bennünket a szüleink, egy bizonyos helyen, egy adott időben. Van, aki jó, van, aki rossz környezetbe csöppen. Befolyásol bennünket a neveltetésünk és a szociális hátterünk, de túlnyomó részben mi vagyunk azok, akik saját magunk értékeit megszabjuk azzal, amiben hiszünk, ami a szívünket megdobogtatja és a szemünk előtt lebegő céllal útnak indulunk az élet útvesztőjében.
Nem tudom, hogy a Jézus Krisztus idejében létezett-e születési bizonyítvány. Ha igen, akkor vajon mit tartalmazott az Isten Szent Fiáról? Leírta-e vajon azt, amit a próféták jósoltak róla, az igazat, hogy Ő nem más, mint a messiás? Az volt-e benne, hogy az apa neve József, vagy, hogy az apuka Jehova, az Izrael Istene? Amikor meghalt a kereszten, valaki írt-e egy gyászjelentést? Lehet, hogy volt ilyen irat, de mindenki eldobta három nappal később, amikor feltámadt a halálból. De ha nem volt ilyen, akkor voltak hívek, tanítványok, barátok és tanuk, akiknek az élete új értelmet kapott a Krisztus céltudatos, a mennyei Istent dicsőítő szolgálatától. Krisztus legenda lett, hiszen szentként, a legtisztábban, mint Isten, emberi testben járt az emberek között. Rongyosan, de örömteli szívvel viselte sorsát. Alázatosan viselkedett, törődést, szeretetet osztott a bűnösök között, hogy beteljesedjék a prófécia és mindenkit megszabadítson a kárhozattól.Te céltudatos vagy? Miben hiszel? Ha van hited Istenben, ha úgy élsz, mint a Krisztus tanítványa, az emberek ismerni fognak, emlékezni fognak rád mindig, bizonyítványok, írott emlékeztetők nélkül, hiszen nevedet a szívük falára írtad az igaz Istent dicsőítve.
Imádság
Drága életet adó Istenünk, tölts fel bennünket a Krisztus lelkiségével, hogy az élet értelmét Benned kereshessük. Ámen.
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