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My dear Cursillistas, Christ is counting on you and me to answer that question in our own unique way. It may seem to us who call ourselves Christian that the question has been answered fully and completely by his death and resurrection. But our Lord was very concerned that his followers KNOW him and that they be able to see the face of the Father in Him. Jesus was constantly on the alert for signs from his disciples that they either got the message or, to his disappointment, failed to get it. When I was a child, the stories of Jesus were like magic to me. The miracles and the story telling were presented like fables and we children believed because we wanted to believe all the fairy tales we were hearing. We loved the idea of Santa and the Easter Bunny, the stories of Jesus feeding the people and healing all the sick. As we grew into our teenage years and began to experience firsthand the temptations of the world, Jesus -- and God -- began to be experienced as someone to be feared and, worse yet, to be avoided. We did not want to hear that we might go to hell if we committed this or that sin, especially considering that we seemed to be driven to commit these very sins on a daily basis. Now, as Cursillistas, we find that we are called to find a new relationship with Christ, to grow into a mature faith. Our vision of Jesus is challenged. Can we see the face of Christ in that neighbor who seems so annoying; in the beltway driver who intimidates us; in the dirty, intimidating person who approaches us with his hand out as we walk down the street? And, if we CAN see Jesus in these, can we find the time and interest to speak to them as Jesus would have? Can we really put on the mind of Christ, as Paul challenged us to do? Are we able to accept that all that happens to us has God's mark on it; that He will never give us a cross too heavy for us to bear? When we finally begin to grasp the full dimensions of our call to be fully human Christians, then we will be able to call ourselves people of mature faith.This growth in faith is important to Jesus. This question... who do YOU say that I am?.... was constantly on his mind during his walk on earth. He constantly challenged his followers to see if they understood. He was so often disappointed in their answers -- in Peter, James and John; in Thomas, Philip, Andrew, and Judas. But he never gave up on them; never stopped teaching them. "Do you not know that the Father and I are one; that the Father is in me and I in Him?" "Blessed are you, Thomas, because you have seen and then believed. How blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." We call ourselves Cursillistas and because of that we know that we have seen, with our own eyes, the imminent presence of Jesus and the Father and we have experienced the outpouring of Grace. We must not disappoint our Lord by forgetting or by turning away when our obstacles appear, as surely they will. We can find the constant reminders that we need by keeping up with group reunion, each day looking for ways to serve others, and always looking for the next closest moment with Christ. De Colores Deacon Bill Korpi |
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