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And God saw that it was good GOD’S LOVE FOR THE UNIVERSE Aaron Joseph Hackett| Theology | 04/14/2020 God made something from nothing From the pages of the pages of The Catechism of the Catholic Church CCC 27 “The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for: The dignity of man rests above all on the fact that he is called to communion with God. This invitation to converse with God is addressed to man as soon as he comes into being. For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his creator.”[1] Brothers and Sisters let us give Glory to Almighty God, who desire to share such sweetness with all of creation! How much more wonderful and privileged we are, to enjoy in the Milk and Honey that he gives us. Before he created us, the world was vast and void[2]. Our loving God, who I personally acknowledge as the Master Craftsman, created everything into existence. How could such a being know where to start? How did he know how many milky ways to make? How he was going to separate the earth from the waters? Making the Sun and the Moon? This couldn’t have just happened from nothing. For how can nothing create itself? St. Thomas Aquinas address this issue from his writing of the Summa Theologiae Art.1, Obj 1 “It would seem that to create is not to make anything from nothing. For Augustine says: “To make concerns what did not exist at all; but to create is to make something by bringing forth something from what was already.” God brought forth something bigger than even my mind can dream of, the stuff that the Angels who he created can understand such beauty. The marvel of looking for such a beautiful world and hearing the creator of the universe “And he said it was good”! The importance of God saying that “It was good”, is The Master of the Universe doesn’t make anything that is not perfect, he doesn’t make anything from any “leftover parts”. You, me, the fish that you catch from off the coast of The Java Seas around Indonesia or the crops that you raise outside of the Great City of Riyadh, from the Olive trees that you harvest outside Jerusalem, everything that was made, is made and continues to be made is perfect in the eyes of God. For even God himself answered Job, “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? “Or who shut in the sea with doors, when it burst forth from the womb; when I made clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, and prescribed bounds for it, and set bars and doors, and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stayed’?[3] God’s greatness is beyond all the richness of this world and greater than any human king that has walked the earth. For his Love is the fire the kindles the heart of mortal men. His desire to share that love is the reason why he created all things. St. Thomas Aquinas again confirms that “we must consider not only the emanation of a particular being from a particular agent, but also the emanation of all being from the universal cause, which is God; and this emanation we designate by the name of creation. Now what proceeds by particular emanation, is not presupposed to that emanation; as when a man is generated, he was not before, but man is made from “not-man,” and white from “not-white.” Hence if the emanation of the whole universal being from the first principle be considered, it is impossible that any being should be presupposed before this emanation. For nothing is the same as no being. Therefore as the generation of a man is from the “not-being” which is “not-man,” so creation, which is the emanation of all being, is from the “not-being” which is “nothing.”[4] Each of us my brothers and sisters were made wonderfully by him. Imagine, your earthly mother and father, holding you, making sure you have a beautiful blanket wrap around you. How they cherish your smile and those big, beautiful eyes. How they look at your face, the shape of your head. The hug that tiny body and in their inner nature, make sure you are protected and defended. Now, imagine God, how no one has seen face to face, yet he fashioned you in his mind. He knew what kind of body to give you, he knew the best gifts to implant into your mind. The most of these features, is the beautiful soul that he made. This soul is very precious then any stone that he made. It is the essence that brings your physical body to life. It gives you your personality, your laughter and your character as a human being. “then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed.”[5] The same spirit that hovered over the water in the void and darkness, is the same Spirit of the Living God who made us in his image and for the fulfillment of having joy in him. Think about this for a personal second. God didn’t need us. He didn’t need to create anybody to enjoy his creation. He could have done without us and been at peace with his masterpiece. But he wanted to have someone share in his Joy. The joy when you get promoted, when you have your first offspring, when you first say I love you, when you first get married, but this Joy is an everlasting high, it is pure and very sweet. But this “honey’ is only tasted, when we have reached Heaven and are in his Mighty Presence in the Beatific Vision. Let us not waste our time, talent and treasure. Let us not abuse the animals and plants that are under our care. Let us not harm or injure one another, for we are all children of the Living God. Let us rejoice and be grateful for the gift that God has given us. Reflect on this quote from a wonderful man who was touched by the Mercy of God, “God freely created us so that we might know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever. God’s purpose in creating us is to draw forth from us a response of love and service here on earth, so that we may attain our goal of everlasting happiness with him in heaven. All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully. As a result, we ought to appreciate and use these gifts of God insofar as they help us toward our goal of loving service and union with God. But insofar as any created things hinder our progress toward our goal, we ought to let them go.” ― St. Ignatius of Loyola Thank you and May God blessing come upon you and give you his peace! Aaron Joseph Hackett [1] Catechism of the Catholic Church CCC27 [4] Total Question: Question 45 Answer that
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Agus chonaic Dia go raibh go maith GRÁ DÉ DON CHRUINNE Aaron Joseph Hackett | Diagacht | 04/14/2020 Rinne Dia rud ó rud ar bith Ó leathanaigh leathanaigh Catechism na hEaglaise Caitlicí CCC 27 “ Tá an fonn ar Dhia scríofa i gcroí an duine, toisc gurb é Dia agus Dia a chruthaíonn an duine; agus ní scoireann Dia riamh le fear a tharraingt chuige féin. Is i nDia amháin a bhfaighidh sé an fhírinne agus an sonas nach stopfaidh sé riamh ag cuardach: Luíonn dínit an duine thar aon rud eile go nglaoitear air chun comaoineach le Dia. Dírítear an cuireadh seo chun comhrá a dhéanamh le Dia leis an duine a luaithe a thagann sé chun bheith ann. Oir má tá an duine ann is amhlaidh gur chruthaigh Dia é trí ghrá, agus trí ghrá leanann sé de bheith ann. Ní féidir leis maireachtáil go hiomlán de réir na fírinne mura n-admhaíonn sé go saor an grá sin agus go gcuireann sé é féin ar iontaoibh a chruthaitheora . “[1] Lig Bráithre agus Siúracha dúinn Glóir a thabhairt do Dhia Uilechumhachtach, ar mian leo an binneas sin a roinnt leis an gcruthú go léir! Cé mhéad níos iontach agus faoi phribhléid atá againn, taitneamh a bhaint as an Bainne agus an Mil a thugann sé dúinn. Sular chruthaigh sé sinn, bhí an domhan mór agus neamhní[2] . Ár grámhara Dia, a liom go pearsanta aitheantas mar Mháistir Craftsman, gach rud a cruthaíodh i ndé fhreagras . Cén chaoi a bhféadfadh a leithéid a bheith ar eolas cá háit le tosú? Cén chaoi a raibh a fhios aige cé mhéad bealach Bó Finne a dhéanamh? Conas a bhí sé chun an talamh a scaradh ó na huiscí? Ag déanamh na Gréine agus na Gealaí? Ní fhéadfadh sé seo tarlú ó rud ar bith. Cén chaoi nach féidir le haon rud é féin a chruthú? Tugann Naomh Tomás Aquinas aghaidh ar an gceist seo óna chuid scríbhneoireachta ar Summa Theologiae Art.1, Obj 1 “ Is cosúil nach é a chruthú ná rud ar bith a dhéanamh as rud ar bith. Mar a deir Agaistín: “Imní a dhéanamh ar na rudaí nach raibh ann ar chor ar bith; ach é a chruthú ná rud a dhéanamh trí rud a thabhairt amach as an méid a bhí ann cheana. ” Thug Dia amach rud éigin níos mó ná mar is féidir le m’intinn aisling a dhéanamh air, an t-ábhar a thuigeann na hAingeal a chruthaigh sé áilleacht den sórt sin. An t-iontas go bhfuil domhan chomh hálainn á lorg agat agus cruthaitheoir na cruinne a chloisteáil “Agus dúirt sé go raibh sé go maith”! An tábhacht a bhaineann le Dia a rá “Bhí sé go maith ” , ná nach ndéanann Máistir na Cruinne aon rud nach bhfuil foirfe, ní dhéanann sé aon rud as aon “chodanna atá fágtha”. Déantar tusa, mise, an t-iasc a ghlacann tú amach ó chósta The Java Seas timpeall na hIndinéise nó na mbarr a thógann tú taobh amuigh de Chathair Mhór Riyadh, as na crainn Olive a bhuaileann tú taobh amuigh d’Iarúsailéim, gach rud a rinneadh. agus leanann sé á dhéanamh foirfe i súile Dé. Le haghaidh fiú Dia féin a d’fhreagair Iób, “Cé hé seo a dhorchaigh comhairle le focail gan eolas? Gird suas do loins mar fear, beidh mé ag cheistiú, agus beidh tú a dhearbhú dom. “Cá raibh tú nuair a leag mé bunchloch an domhain? Inis dom, má tá tuiscint agat. Cé a shocraigh a thomhais – is cinnte go bhfuil a fhios agat! Nó cé a shín an líne uirthi? Ar a raibh a bhoinn curtha fodha, nó cé a leag a bhunchloch, nuair a sheinn réaltaí na maidine le chéile, agus mic Dé go léir ag scairteadh le háthas? “Nó a dhún san fharraige le doirse, nuair a phléasc sé amach as an mbroinn; nuair a rinne mé scamaill a éadaigh, agus dorchadas tiubh a bhanda swaddling, agus teorainneacha forordaithe dó, agus barraí agus doirse leagtha síos, agus dúirt mé, ‘Go dtí seo a thiocfaidh tú, agus ní níos faide, agus anseo a fhanfar do thonnta bródúla’? Tá maitheas Dé níos mó ná saibhreas uile an domhain seo agus níos mó ná aon rí daonna a shiúil an talamh. Le haghaidh a Ghrá is é an tine cuireann sé croí na bhfear marfach. Is é a mhian an grá sin a roinnt an chúis gur chruthaigh sé gach rud. Deimhníonn Naomh Tomás Aquinas arís eile “ ní mór dúinn machnamh a dhéanamh ní amháin ar theacht duine faoi ghníomhaire áirithe, ach freisin go dtagann gach duine ón gcúis uilíoch, is é sin Dia; agus an t-aistriú seo a ainmnímid de réir ainm an chruthaithe. Anois, an rud a théann trí fhuascailt áirithe , ní ghlactar leis go dtagann sé as sin; mar nuair a ghintear fear, ní raibh sé roimhe seo, ach tá an fear déanta as “not-man,” agus bán as “not-white.” Dá bhrí sin má chuirtear san áireamh go bhfuil an t-uilíoch iomlán ag teacht ón gcéad phrionsabal, ní féidir aon toimhde a dhéanamh roimh an réim seo. I gcás nach bhfuil aon rud mar an gcéanna le gan a bheith. Dá bhrí sin, toisc gur ón “neamh-dhuine” atá i nginiúint fear, is é sin “ní fear”, mar sin is ón “neamh-dhuine” atá “rud ar bith” a chruthaíonn an cruthú.[4] Rinne gach duine againn mo dheartháireacha agus mo dheirfiúracha go hiontach. Samhlaigh, do mháthair agus d’athair thalmhaí, ag coinneáil ort, ag cinntiú go bhfuil blaincéad álainn fillte timpeall ort. Conas a thaitníonn siad le do gháire agus na súile móra áille sin. Conas a fhéachann siad ar d’aghaidh, cruth do chinn. An barróg atá ag an gcorp beag bídeach sin agus ina nádúr istigh, déan cinnte go bhfuil tú faoi chosaint agus faoi chosaint. Anois, samhlaigh Dia, mar nach bhfaca duine ar bith duine le duine, ach chuir sé faisean ort ina intinn. Bhí a fhios aige cén cineál comhlachta a thabhairt duit, bhí a fhios aige an bronntanas is fearr s a implant isteach i d’intinn. An chuid is mó de na gnéithe seo, is é an t-anam álainn a rinne sé. Tá an t-anam seo an-luachmhar ansin aon chloch a rinne sé. Is é an croílár a thugann do chorp fisiceach beo. Tugann sé do phearsantacht, do gháire agus do charachtar mar dhuine. “Ansin chruthaigh an Tiarna Dia fear deannaigh ón talamh, agus chuir sé anáil na beatha isteach ina chuisle; agus tháinig an duine chun bheith ina bheatha. Agus chuir an Tiarna Dia gairdín in Eden, san oirthear; agus ansin chuir sé an fear a bhunaigh sé. “ [5] Is é an spiorad céanna a chuaigh os cionn an uisce sa neamhní agus sa dorchadas, Spiorad céanna an Dia bheo a rinne íomhá dúinn agus a chomhlíon go raibh áthas air. Smaoinigh air seo ar feadh soicind pearsanta. Ní raibh Dia ag teastáil uainn. Níor ghá dó aon duine a chruthú chun taitneamh a bhaint as a chruthú. D’fhéadfadh sé a bheith déanta aige gan sinne agus a bheith ar a shuaimhneas lena shárshaothar. Ach theastaigh uaidh go mbeadh scair ag duine éigin ina Joy. An t-áthas nuair a fhaigheann tú ardú céime, nuair a bhíonn do chéad sliocht agat, nuair a deir tú ar dtús go bhfuil grá agam duit, nuair a phósann tú ar dtús, ach gur ard shíoraí an t-áthas seo, tá sé íon agus an-milis. Ach ní dhéantar blaiseadh den “mil” seo ach nuair a bhíonn Neamh bainte amach againn agus muid ina Láithreacht Mighty san Fhís Beatific . Lig dúinn gan ár gcuid ama, tallann agus stór a chur amú. Ná déanaimis mí-úsáid ar na hainmhithe agus na plandaí atá faoinár gcúram. Lig dúinn aon t díobháil nó díobháil a chéile, le haghaidh bhfuil muid ag gach leanbh an Dia maireachtála. Déanaimis lúcháir agus bí buíoch as an mbronntanas a thug Dia dúinn. Déan machnamh ar an gcuóta seo ó fhear iontach a raibh Trócaire Dé i dteagmháil leis, “Chruthaigh Dia sinn go saor ionas go mbeadh aithne againn air, grá agus seirbhís dó sa saol seo agus go mbeimis sásta leis go deo. Is é cuspóir Dé agus muid ag cruthú freagra an ghrá agus na seirbhíse anseo ar talamh a tharraingt amach uainn, ionas go mbainfimid ár gcuspóir sonas síoraí leis ar neamh. Is bronntanais Dé iad na rudaí go léir ar an saol seo, a cruthaíodh dúinn, chun a bheith mar mheán trínar féidir linn aithne níos fearr a chur air, grá a thabhairt dó níos cinnte, agus freastal níos dílis air. Mar thoradh air sin, ba cheart dúinn bronntanais Dé a thuiscint agus a úsáid sa mhéid go gcuidíonn siad linn i dtreo ár gcuspóra seirbhís ghrámhar agus aontas le Dia. Ach sa mhéid go gcuireann aon rudaí cruthaithe bac ar ár ndul chun cinn i dtreo ár gcuspóra, ba cheart dúinn ligean dóibh imeacht. “ – Naomh Ignatius de Loyola Go raibh maith agat agus go bhfóire Dia ort agus go dtabharfaidh sé suaimhneas duit! Aaron Joseph Hackett [1] Catechism na hEaglaise Caitlicí CCC27 [2] Geineasas 1: 1-2 [4] Summa Theologiae Ceist 45, Freagair é sin [5] Geineasas 2: 7-8