“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick”.
Caring for the needy and the sick is a domain that runs through our entire lives and is particularly evident during Lent.
For it is true that it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick; it is not the rich who need the money but the poor; it is not the well-fed who need the bread, but the hungry; it is not those who are clothed who need clothing, but those who are naked;
it is not those who laugh who need consolation, but those who weep; it is not the strong who need support, but the weak. And yet the healthy one also needs support;
Yes, the wealthy need a strong shoulder to lean on too;
Yes, even the satiated need a task to get rid of the stored energy in a meaningful way and also the festively dressed needs a party to take part in it and to be able to enjoy their clothes in the right way.
For we do not have a God of the fainthearted, but a God of the living and those who hope; our God didn’t come for the darkness of this world, but for life and joy!!!
Yet life and joy must shine in the darkness, for out of the darkness of the cross and suffering there shines the hope of resurrection!
God came into the darkness of our world so that everything that is in the dark could be made light of.
God heals the sick, but he also strengthens those who are healthy; Jesus feeds the hungry but also strengthens the full; God clothes the naked, but he also strengthens the affluent.
God came for everyone who longs for love and tenderness.
God is as good as bread, for the Father loved the world so much that he gave his only Son to become our bread of life.
Let’s say YES to our mission here in this world; let’s say YES to the preaching of the word that through the cross brings life into the world and breaks every sickness and poverty and sorrow.
Archbishop Gino
High Comissionor of Diplomatic Mission Peace and Prosperity (DMPP)
Diplomatic Mission Peace and Prosperity 