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Reflection on the Message of February 25, 2007 OPEN YOUR HEART TO THE GOD'S MERCY "Dear children! Open your heart to God’s mercy in this Lenten time. The Heavenly Father desires to deliver each of you from the slavery of sin. Therefore, little children, make good use of this time and through meeting with God in confession, leave sin and decide for holiness. Do this out of love for Jesus, who redeemed you all with His blood, that you may be happy and in peace. Do not forget, little children: your freedom is your weakness, therefore follow my messages with seriousness. Thank you for having responded to my call." Message of February 25, 2007 God ceaselessly searches and calls men to His side, so they can live and find the fullness of bliss in Him. His merciful love was manifested when He sent His own Son, Jesus Christ, to redeem us and save us by His passion, death and resurrection. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” “Open your hearts to the God’s mercy in this time of Lent”, Virgin Mary is saying to us. Where, if not in the God’s mercy, can a man find salvation and hope? We can ask ourselves: why is it so hard to believe in the God’s mercy? By believing in the God’s mercy, we return to the very roots of sin. The hardest thing for a man is to admit his own sins. When a man does not feel himself a sinner, he will not feel the need to beseech the God’s mercy. On the other hand, the world and every single human being wail for mercy, forgiveness and love. In the depths of the God’s heart there is a yearning and a desire to save His own creature from the slavery of sin. Although the awareness of the sin is decreasing, it nevertheless remains a reality which exists and whose consequences are damaging us and our families daily. Most often, a man is haunted by the very thing he denies, by the very thing he is running from. Only if he has enough courage to stand up to the thing which hurts him most, which is most embarrassing for him – only then does the process of healing and deliverance begin. However, it is also the hardest step for a man. For a drug, gambling or alcohol addict, the hardest thing is to admit his addiction. Only when he admits it, he becomes a winner fighting for his freedom, only then he becomes a free man. Mother Mary, who invited us to confess more often, in this message invites us also to seek the shelter of the God’s mercy in the sacrament of the holy confession, through which God forgives our sins, and also gives us strength to fight and to persist on the path of peace, freedom and conversion. “Your freedom is your weakness”, Virgin Mary is saying to us. The time of the Lent is the time which warns us we did not reach our goal yet. The Lent is telling us we are still in the desert. In this desert, we are not yet safe. We always have the possibility to fall, to lose our freedom or to sell it for a little happiness, pleasure and joy which the sin promises us. God does not want to give us just a little of something, he wants to give us everything, His own self. The freedom which God gives us is a gift, a burden and a responsibility. In such freedom, we are responsible in every moment, and we cannot be released from that responsibility. On this road of life, we are not alone and deserted, nor are we left to ourselves. We should take sincerely the words of the Heavenly Mother, so we can meet Jesus and walk the path of holiness, peace and freedom. Fra Ljubo Kurtovic Medugorje, February 26th 2007
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Razmiljanje uz zadnju Poruka, 25. veljace 2007 OTVORITE SRCE BOŽJEM MILOSRÐU "Draga djeco! Otvorite vaše srce Božjem milosrdu u ovom korizmenom vremenu. Nebeski Otac želi izbaviti od ropstva grijeha svakoga od vas. Zato, djecice, iskoristite ovo vrijeme i preko susreta s Bogom u ispovijedi ostavite grijeh i odlucite se za svetost. Ucinite to iz ljubavi prema Isusu koji vas je svojom krvlju sve otkupio da bi vi bili sretni i u miru. Ne zaboravite, djecice, vaša sloboda je vaša slabost, zato slijedite moje poruke s ozbiljnošcu. Hvala vam što ste se odazvali mome pozivu." Poruka, 25. veljace 2007. Bog ne prestaje tražiti i privlaciti covjeka k sebi da živi i u njemu nade puninu blaženstva. Svoju milosrdnu ljubav nam je ocitovao kada je poslao svoga Sina Isusa Krista da nas otkupi i spasi svojom mukom, smrcu i uskrsnucem. „Uistinu, Bog je tako ljubio svijet te je dao svoga Sina Jedinorodenca da nijedan koji u njega vjeruje ne propadne, nego da ima život vjecni“ (Iv 3, 16). "Otvorite vaše srce Božjem milosrdu u ovom korizmenom vremenu" – govori nam Djevica Marija. Gdje ako ne u Božjem milosrdu, covjek može pronaci spas i nadu? Možemo se upitati: zašto je teško vjerovati u Božje milosrde? Vjerujuci u Božje milosrde vracamo se na same korijene grijeha. Covjeku je najteže priznati svoje grijehe. Kada se covjek ne osjeca grešnikom, ne osjeca ni potrebu utjecati se Božjem milosrdu. A s druge strane svijet i svaki covjek vapi za milosrdem, oproštenjem i ljubavlju. U dubinama Božjeg srca je cežnja i želja izbaviti svoje stvorenje od ropstva grijeha. Unatoc tome što se gubi svijest grijeha on je stvarnost koja postoji i cije posljedice trpimo svakodnevno, kao pojedinci ili kao obitelji. Ono što covjek negira i ono od cega bježi to ga najviše progoni. Tek kad covjek ima hrabrosti susresti se s onim što ga boli, cega se stidi tek tada pocinje proces ozdravljenja i oslobodenja. To je ujedno i najteži korak za covjeka. Najteže je jednom ovisniku o bilo kojem poroku, drogi, kocki ili alkoholu priznati tu svoju ovisnost. Tek kad je priznaje on postaje pobjednik koji se bori za slobodu i postaje slobodan. Majka Marija koja nas je pozivala na cešcu ispovijed i u ovoj svojoj poruci nas poziva da se utjecemo Božjem milosrdu u sakramentu svete ispovijedi u kojoj nam Bog ne samo prašta grijehe nego nam daje snagu da se borimo i ustrajemo na putu mira, slobode i obracenja. "Vaša sloboda je vaša slabost" – govori nam Djevica Marija. Upravo je ovo vrijeme korizme koje nas upozorava da još nismo došli na cilj. Korizma nam želi reci da smo još u pustinji. U pustinji nismo unaprijed osigurani. Uvijek smo u mogucnosti pasti, izgubiti slobodu i prodati je za malo srece, užitka i radosti koje nam daje grijeh. Bog nam želi dati ne malo nego sve, samoga sebe. Sloboda koju nam Bog daruje je dar, teret i odgovornost. U toj slobodi u svakom trenutku smo odgovorni i ne možemo se osloboditi te odgovornosti. Na ovom životnom putu nismo sami, ostavljeni i prepušteni sami sebi. Uzmimo s ozbiljnošcu ono što nam Majka nebeska govori kako bi susreli Isusa i hodali na putu svetosti, mira i slobode. Fra Ljubo Kurtovic