[:mt]Niżżel il-fuljett tal-Kelma tal-Ħajja bil-Malti
“Ġisem wieħed u ruħ waħda, l-istess kif kontu msejħa għal tama waħda” (Ef. 4, 4).
Fil-Ġimgħa ta’ talb għall-għaqda tal-Insara1, aħna mistednin nikkonċentraw l-attenzjoni tagħna fuq suġġett partikulari, li nsibuh fl-Ittra ta’ San Pawl lill-Efesin. Fl-Ittri miktuba minnu mill-ħabs, hu jħeġġeġ l-Insara biex permezz tal-għaqda ta’ bejniethom ikunu xhieda kredibbli tal-fidi tagħhom.
Din hi xhieda mibnija fuq fidi waħda, spirtu wieħed, tama waħda u huwa biss permezz ta’ dan li nistgħu nixhdu għal Kristu.
“Ġisem wieħed u ruħ waħda, l-istess kif kontu msejħa għal tama waħda”.
Għal Pawlu, it-tama hi importanti ħafna. X’inhi t-tama u għaliex aħna mistednin biex ngħixuha? Hi bħal rimja, don li għandna dmir inħarsuh u nkabbruh biex jagħti l-frott għall-ġid ta’ kulħadd. “It-tama Nisranija tistedinna nieħdu postna fuq il-quċċata ta’ muntanja, li hu dak il-post fejn il-vokazzjoni tagħna titlob minna li kull ġurnata u kull ħin nibqgħu fidili lejn il-fedeltà ta’ Alla lejna”2.
Il-vokazzjoni tagħna, is-sejħa għalina l-Insara mhijiex biss xi ħaġa li hemm bejn il-bniedem u Alla, imma hi “Is-sejħa tagħna lkoll flimkien”, dik l-għaqda bejn dawk kollha li jimpenjaw ruħhom biex jgħixu l-Vanġelu. Fid-diskorsi u fil-kitbiet ta’ Chiara Lubich sikwit insibu referenzi ċari għall-għaqda, l-aspett speċifiku tal-ispiritwalità tagħha: hi l-frott tal-preżenza ta’ Ġesù fostna. U din il-preżenza hi għajn ta’ ferħ mill-aktar kbir.
“La l-għaqda hi daqshekk importanti għalina l-Insara, mela m’hemm xejn li jmur kontra l-vokazzjoni tagħna daqs meta nonqsu li nħarsuha. Aħna nonqsu mill-unità kull darba li nċedu għat-tentazzjoni, li tfeġġ il-ħin kollu, biex nagħmlu dak li rridu aħna, u nimxu skont il-ġudizzju tagħna, kif jaqblilna jew biex nidhru sbieħ. Hekk inkunu qed ninjoraw, jekk mhux ukoll immaqdru, lill-oħrajn, il-bżonnijiet u d-drittijiet tagħhom”3.
“Ġisem wieħed u ruħ waħda, l-istess kif kontu msejħa għal tama waħda”.
Fil-Gwatemala, pajjiż li jinsab fl-Amerika t’Isfel, hemm għaddej djalogu bejn Insara minn Knejjes differenti. Ramiro kitbilna hekk: “Flimkien ma’ grupp ta’ nies minn Knejjes differenti, ħejjejna l-Ġimgħa ta’ talb għall-għaqda tal-Insara. Fil-programm insibu festival artistiku mħejji miż-żgħażagħ, kif ukoll ċelebrazzjonijiet oħra fil-Knejjes tal-post. Il-Konferenza Episkopali Kattolika talbitna nkomplu din l-esperjenza billi nħejju wkoll mument ta’ djalogu ma’ grupp ta’ Isqfijiet Kattoliċi u ma’ Insara ta’ knejjes differenti mill-Amerika kollha. Dan għamilnieh biex niċċelebraw għeluq l-1700 sena mill-Konċilju ta’ Niċea. Lilhinn minn dawn l-attivitajiet, qed nagħmlu esperjenza qawwija tal-għaqda ta’ bejnietna u qed inħossu dik l-imħabba tal-aħwa, ferħ u paċi li din iġġib magħha”.
Patrizia Mazzola
u il-grupp tal-Kelma tal-Ħajja
REFERENZI
1. Din issir fl-emisferu nord kollu mit-18 sal-25 ta’ Jannar u fl-emisferu t’isfel fil-ġimgħa ta’ Pentekoste. It-talb għal din is-sena tħejja minn grupp ekumeniku, immexxi mill-Knisja-Appostolika-Armena.
2. Madeleine Delbrêl, meqjusa bħala waħda mill-personalitajiet spiritwali importanti tas-seklu għoxrin. https://www.pasomv.it/files/bocc/madalein_del_brel_noi_spes.pdf.
3. C. Lubich, Kelma tal-Ħajja, Lulju 1985, meħuda mill-ktieb Kliem il-Ħajja, ta’ Fabio Ciardi, (Opere di Chiara Lubich 5), Città Nuova, Ruma, 2017, pġ. 327.
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“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called” (Eph. 4:4).
During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we are invited to focus on the theme found in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.(i) This epistle is one of his so-called prison letters, and in it, he exhorts all those who listen to his message to be credible witnesses to their faith through the unity among them. This unity is based on one faith, one spirit and one hope and it is the only means of witnessing to Christ’s followers as his “body.”
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called.”
So, Paul calls us back to hope. But what is hope and why are we invited to live it? It is not only a seed that develops but also a gift that we can protect, cultivate and bring to fruition for the good of all. ‘Christian hope sets us upon a narrow mountain ridge that is like a frontier where our vocation asks that we choose to be faithful to God’s faithfulness to us every day and every hour.’ (ii)
Our vocation, the call to be Christian, is not just an individual matter between each person and God; it is a convocation’, being called together. It is the call to unity among those who are committed to living the Gospel. In Chiara Lubich’s talks and writings, we often find explicit references to unity as an integral part of her spirituality. It is the fruit of Jesus’ presence among us and this presence is the source of profound happiness.
‘If unity is so important for Christians, then failing to achieve it must be contrary to their vocation. We sin against unity every time we give in to the continual temptation of individualism, which pushes us to do things alone,
guided by our own judgement, interests, or personal prestige, and to ignore or even despise others, their needs, and their rights.’ (iii)
“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called.”
In Guatemala, there is great collaboration and dialogue between members of different Christian Churches.
Ramiro writes, “People from different Churches worked together to organise the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The program included an arts festival that young people helped to initiate and various celebrations in different churches. This was so successful that the Catholic Bishops’ Conference asked us to continue this initiative in preparation for a gathering with Catholic bishops and believers from many Churches who were travelling from across the Americas for a conference commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
It’s not only during these special activities but whenever we come together I feel we always experience a strong sense of unity among us all and the fruits that it brings: fraternity, joy, and peace.’
by Patrizia Mazzola and the Word of Life Team
(i) Celebrated 18-25 Jan in the northern hemisphere & at the time of Pentecost in the southern hemisphere. For 2026, the prayers and reflections have been prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic and Evangelical Churches.
(ii) Madeleine Delbrêl https://www.pasomv.it/files/bocc/madalein_del_brel_noi_spes.pdf
(iii) C. Lubich, Word of Life, July 1985
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