Come immaginare il mondo unito?
Loppiano, 6 maggio 1995 Una risposta agli abitanti della Cittadella Renata di Loppiano .Ė il sogno di Dio, che Chiara Lubich vede in atto…
How to live Lent
Castel Gandolfo, 29th February 1992 Chiara’s response to a young person helps us to see the meaning of being “empty of self” and being “nothing”, so as to live fully in the path of Love. It can help us live well during the Year of Mercy. Eli: Dearest Chiara, I was very impressed by how you live "being nothing". Could you tell us something about how we can reach the point of living this reality of "being nothing" as you do? Chiara: Well, I try to be "nothing", now too, for example, by living the Word or by doing the will of God and not my own will. The will of God is for me to be here with you; it seemed to be the right thing to do, it seemed to me to be the will of God. So I am not doing my own will... but, to tell you the truth, I was so happy to come that my will coincides with the will of God. So, I try
Per vivere la Quaresima
Castel Gandolfo, 29 febbraio 1992 Questa domanda rivolta da un giovane a Chiara Lubich apre orizzonti sorprendenti sull’essere “ vuoti di sé”, quindi essere “nulla”, per vivere in pienezza la via dell’Amore. Un invito per quest’ Anno della Misericordia.
Dal Diario, 1973
5 febbraio 1973 Chiara Lubich durante un periodo di malattia comunica la luce scaturita dalla sua esperienza. «Ho capito in questi giorni moltissime cose... Che anche piangere è Vangelo: “Beati quelli che piangono” (Mt 5, 4). Che la salute è un dono che non si conosce e di cui si è grati infinita-mente a Dio quando la si perde. Lo si ringrazia infatti per tutto il tempo in cui la si è goduta ignari del dono. Che il patire che porta all’esasperazione è un nuovo volto di Gesù Abbandonato. Che ad un certo grado di patire non si parla più con gli uomini, ma è quasi ininterrotto il colloquio con Dio, stillato come liquore dalla sofferenza. Che, quando si invoca Gesù con fede – ed ho avuto spessissimo la grazia di una fede piena –, Lui non manca di aiutarci, di sollevarci... magari per un po’... Ma è già tanto, e lo si verifica per la “gioia della vita” . Gli uomini che vivono, che lavorano, che camminano non sanno quello
From the 1973 Diary
Chiara Lubich shared the light she experienced during a period of illness. “Over the last few days I have understood a great many things ... That tears are part of the Gospel too: ‘Blessed are those who mourn’ (Mt 5:4). I’ve understood that health is a gift we are not aware of and for which we are infinitely grateful to God when we lose it. We really thank God for all the time we have enjoyed good health, not realising it was a gift from God. I’ve understood that suffering which leads to exasperation is a new countenance of Jesus forsaken; that at a certain level of suffering you no longer talk to people, but it becomes an almost continuous conversation with God, distilled from the suffering like a fine liqueur. I’ve understood that when you call upon Jesus with faith - and I have very often had the grace of a full faith - he never fails to help us... perhaps for a little while... but that is already
Mary, «Explanation» of God
This writing is noteworthy for its simplicity. Living Mary helps us understand God who is Love. If the Lord gave her to us as our mother, how can we not believe in his love? A mother never ceases to love her wayward son; she never ceases to await his return when he has gone afar. She desires nothing but to see him again, to forgive him, to embrace him again: because a mother’s love fills everything with the scent of mercy. A mother’s love is something that is always above any painful or difficult situation in which her son finds himself. Hers is a love that never fades in the face of moral, ideological or any other kind of turmoil that may overwhelm her son. Her love, because it rises above all things, wants to cover over everything, to hide his mistakes. If a mother sees her son in danger she does not hesitate to risk everything, to throw herself onto the train tracks if her son is about to be
