"Dilexit nos", returning to Jesus Christ in the face of spiritualities without a personal relationship with God.I received a message from Miguel. Commenting on the photo of his family -He wrote: "I thank God, who heard my cry, today we are united and living together in harmony; I overcame my addiction, my family was able to forgive me, my heart is now consecrated to Jesus' heart. One day I thought that the only solution to our quarrels was to separate. Today I realize that this was a false way out, one that the world proposes because it believes that everything is disposable, even people. Thanks to heaven I got out of my mistake, I felt God's love, I worked on my personal improvement, and with His help, with His love, I have been able to move forward; I was able to change for love of Him and those He gave me to love".
In a consumerist and superficial world, it is crucial to return to the essence of the heart to find the meaning of life. Pope Francis in his recent encyclical "Dilexit Nos"The Pope calls us to embark on a journey into the depths of our own heart and thus generate a social miracle. It reminds us that the Divine Heart of Jesus is on fire with love for humanity and calls us to love, to open ourselves to our neighbor, to reject the hedonistic lifestyle that prevails in our secular reality.
He invites us to recognize our essence, to be coherent with our original design. The Pope speaks of the harmony of the three languages: head, heart and hands. May I think what I feel and what I do; may I feel what I do and what I think; may I do what I think and what I feel. Sincerity to love, sincerity to be happy.
And to recover the centrality of love in our lives, we must sincerely ask ourselves: do I believe, does God exist, is there eternal life?
The twins' dialogue
The following imaginary dialogue proposed by the French philosopher Jacques Salomé can help us find our answers.
He suggests that we think of a pair of twins in the womb conversing like this:
- Twin A: Do you believe in life after childbirth?
- Twin B: Of course. It is obvious that life after childbirth exists. We are here to strengthen ourselves and prepare for what awaits us beyond.
- Twin A: It sounds crazy to me - there's nothing after childbirth! How can you imagine life outside the womb?
- Twin B: Well, there are many stories about "the other side"... They say that there is a lot of light, a lot of joy and emotions, thousands of things to experience... For example, it seems that there we will eat with our mouths.
- Twin A: This is all meaningless. We have our umbilical cord and that's what feeds us. All babies know that, none of them eat by mouth! And, of course, there has never been a testimony of this other life... To me, these are all naïve people's stories. Life simply ends at birth. That's the way it is, you have to accept it.
- Twin B: Well, let me think otherwise. True, I don't know exactly what this postpartum life will be like, and I couldn't prove anything to you. But I like to believe that in the next life outside the womb we will see our Mother and she will take care of us.
-Twin A: "Mother"? You mean you believe in "Mother"? Ah! and where is it located?
-Twin B: Mother is everywhere, I feel her in my whole being! We exist thanks to the Mother who gives us life and it is thanks to her that we live. Without her, we would not be here.
-Twin A: This is absurd! I've never seen any Mother, so it's obvious that she doesn't exist.
-Twin B: I don't agree. Sometimes when everything is calm, I perceive Mother's world, I hear whispers when she speaks to us, music when she sings to us. Don't tell me you don't feel when she caresses our world. I'm sure that our real life will begin after the birth...
Longing for God
Our longing for God is inscribed in our hearts. To be coherent with this call is essential for us to feel fulfilled, capable of receiving and giving love.
Let us sincerely seek these answers and, convinced, let us open our minds to receive the Word of God for what it is, and act accordingly.
