Dear Jesus, whom you write is an ordinary man, like a lot, you always have, first of all, considered a trusted friend, one of which be able to trust her pain and suffering. You know I've always seen him as a brother you can rely on in difficult moments of life, before the great God and inaccessible that the judge of his actions good and evil. But for me it was not yet reached the time of grace and because of my inordinate passions could not get anything good from the confidential report with so much good.
When I act I was only charged a man who lived the struggles and storms of his life in the same manner in which they lived and suffered so many others before me. 'S why I wanted to make me spokesman also all those who are fighting an uphill battle every day and do not know how to tell their regret and their desolation for a life that does not feel like a gift, but as a burden and often unsustainable makes them unhappy. I wanted to make their and my anxieties and worries, hoping to find in you and in your teaching a little 'peace and comfort from the misfortunes of life tormented [1] .
But I was wrong, because I had not realized that God was using at that time just to satisfy my needs and I was not ready to offer something in return.
In the midst of my involvement in the worldly passions, while leading a life of debauchery, I wrote that for a while 'watching closely the world of men and I concluded that happiness is something abstract and impalpable, but added that it was the sorrow, distrust, disgust, apathy, indifference, feelings that pervaded most of humanity. I was wondering why so much contradiction and such a deep contrast [2] . I noted that nobody had the answer to these questions, and that - bad to say - everyone is alone with himself and with his problems.
observe the world and the people who populated and did not recognize in them something that belonged to me, that could somehow comfort me or give me hope that there was still something to hope for and much to do to build what Mother Teresa called the "city of love."
Compared with the past so many things had changed, but the secular world with its technicality and progress, rather than simplify and make it less bitter our lives that did not complicate it even more.
At a time of greater desolation I stated that most of us, life was beginning to feel close already adolescence and that few people could be said to be fulfilled and satisfied.
My reasonings were vain to note the miseries of the world, because in the end I was not ready to contribute to the progress and happiness of the people. I was focused only on telling you my problems and ills of the world will tell you mine too.
Sure, we can not blame a young student in the impact with the world feels lost and disoriented because they did not receive an education marked by strong values \u200b\u200band lifestyles that are able to realize its highest aspirations and that for this reason, island, because they feel excluded, abandoned, marginalized by a society that can not help him in his primary needs [3] .
You know that more often than it appears under a veneer of hard rind there are hearts that would beat love, but they can not because no one has taught them to love.
Dearest Jesus, at that time I lost on account complicated and not pruned that is superfluous. I did not understand the depth of that commitment in our daily activities rather than detracting from the virtues and love, would should sharpen our ability to love. Instead, I told you that our way of loving does not produce satisfactory fruit because apart from being crippled by our insecurities, this love is undermined by a thousand condizoni and the drive of passion.
You shouted, "Do not fear, for I am with you every day until the end of time "how could you understand that we really would have done as a shield to the shocks of life and offered refuge in the storms of our restless mind?
At that time I did not do nothing but justify my weaknesses, just confess that I was very scared, but I was also filled with so many weaknesses that prevented me from winning the passions, grow in virtue and along the road to truth .
too often insisted with absurd excuses just to cause a reaction in you. One day I said I heard from people with phrases like: "If I do stock of my life, I would say that things are not going as I hoped. "
Of course, this can hardly blame you, my dear Jesus, I know that the man picks up only what you sow and if there is a lot of dissatisfaction in us is because, also, there is also much mediocrity.
Mind you, I do not want here to question the work of many men engaged in good causes, in pro-bono work, I am referring to the superficiality of others and their carelessness in matters of great social importance, ethical, moral and spiritual. Many in fact only stop at appearances and not as they should deepen [4] .
who can then help my dear Jesus?
You know very well that man is flawed and incapable of keeping promises. All of us have rejected many times and perhaps also why we collect only bitter disappointment.
We delude ourselves to be able to count on the help and comfort of men, but too late we realize that, except sporadic cases, do not collect from them nothing but mistrust and ingratitude.
More than anything it hurts the betrayal by close friends of the people closest. All of us have experienced, and each time the impression of a large laceration.
The pain of these wounds penetrates deep beyond all human thought.
[1] E 'need to clarify now that I do not want to speak for anyone but in my and possibly those who identify with what I write. I am far from the intention to manipulate the spiritual thoughts or feelings of others. Who does not want to be the bearer of this letter, should be excluded even without problem. Nobody will be offended. The good is something close to my heart to risk too, with this paper. to compromise.
[2] In reality, the wonder and the tone may seem excessive and unjustified because every human era has been marked by scandal and conflict, and deep dissatisfaction with terrible human tragedies.
[3] Indicative campaign posters appeared in many Italian cities in which bears the image of a young teenager with a sign in his hands: "I am hungry for affection."
[4] The exercise of will is a very painful sacrifice, it is true. But if we really want to know more, understand their needs, is an effort we should do.
Source: Beppe Friend - "Letter to Jesus - a cry to heaven"
pp. 10-15, Lulu Enterprise.
pp. 10-15, Lulu Enterprise.
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