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Reflection on the Message of December 25, 2003 I LOVE YOU ALL "Dear children! Also today, I bless you all with my Son Jesus in my arms and I carry Him, who is the King of Peace, to you, that He grant you His peace. I am with you and I love you all, little children. Thank you for having responded to my call." Message of December 25, 2003 The Blessed Virgin Mary, the Queen of Peace, tells us: “Dear children! Also today…” Also today, as during all these years for Christmas, the Mother of Peace comes to us carrying in her arms her Son Jesus, King of Peace. Also today, like the first day of the apparitions when the visionaries saw her for the first time on the hill called Crnica, Our Lady comes with the Child Jesus in her arms, as if she wanted to say: I bring Jesus to you and I lead you to Jesus. What do we need more? Let us desire the utmost; let us languish for that, because God does not want to give us a little but everything, not any kind of life but a life with Him, which begins already here. Nobody could imagine how many hearts - during all these years - would make their experience of God, of a new birth and of a rebirth here; as at the beginning so today. We also cannot measure or imagine the power and the depth of the love of God and of his patience with us. God is patient with us; he waits until we finally trust him, so that He may give us nothing else but Himself. This is why, for Christmas, it is important to look forward to somebody and not to something. Here, the Virgin Mary does not bring something to us. Peace is not something but somebody. It is a person who has a name; it is the King of Peace - Jesus Christ, the Newborn Baby. Let us not be content with mediocrity, tepidity, traditions and customs that go along with Christmas, but let us desire the essence of Christmas. When we arrive to that, then everything has a meaning: feast day garments, food and drink and all decorations that accompany Christmas, according to the proverb: “What is the use of speed if you do not have a goal?” The same applies to our faith. What is the use of all external religious customs if we do not know their foundation, the core and the meaning of all that? Christmas is a day that belongs to Jesus, and to us too. He is the one who has given us this solemnity, this feast. He, the King of Peace, did not come only to live with us but also to die for us to remain forever with us, to remain Emmanuel - God with us. God did it for us and for our salvation. Only the small and the humble ones discover God. So many of them discovered Jesus through Mary and through her presence here, among us. Only the humble ones see that the heart of child can see further than the heart of the adult. But the adults also can have a heart of child. The humble ones - those who have a heart of child - see that something incredible has happened among us, something that exceeds our intelligence, something majestic. Also for this Christmas, Jesus comes to tell us, that our sins are forgiven, that God has nothing against us, that He has come to lead us out of darkness, out of restlessness and out of confusion. He penetrated our tombs to lead us to life. He penetrated our hatred to introduce us to love. Jesus Christ - He is Christmas, indeed. God descended on our earth; He was conceived by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Also today, He comes to us through Mary. When we look at a child, including the Child Jesus in the manger, it seems to us so fragile, so weak and so incredible. Just like His Church: weak, too human, sinful and frail. However, under external appearances is hidden the invincible force of heaven, which wants to live in each one of us, if only we allow it to approach us. Mary, the Queen of Peace, tells us again and again: “I am with you and I love you all.” She loves us all, whether we want it or not; she loves us, whether we receive her or not. If we receive her, it will be for our salvation and for a new life for us and for our neighbor. Let us pray the Lord that it may happen. Ljubo Kurtovic Medjugorje, December 26, 2003
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Draga djeco! I danas vas sve blagoslivljam sa svojim Sinom Isusom u naručju i nosim vam Njega koji je Kralj Mira da vam on udijeli svoj mir. S vama sam i sve vas ljubim dječice. Hvala vam što ste se odazvali mome pozivu. SVE VAS LJUBIM Blažena Djevica Marija, Kraljica Mira obraća nam se: «Draga djeco, i danas…» I danas kao kroz sve ove godine i Božiće Majka Mira dolazi nam sa svojim sinom Isusom, Kraljem Mira u naručju. I danas kao prvog dana ukazanja kada su je vidioci, tada djeca, ugledali prvi put na Brdu Crnici, Gospa naša nebeska Majka došla je s djetetom Isusom u naručju. Kao da je htjela reći: Nosim vam Isusa i vodim vas Isusu. Što nam više od toga treba? Zato trebamo tražiti i čeznuti za onim najvišim, jer Bog nam ne želi dati malo nego sve, ne bilo kakav život nego život s Njim. A taj život započinje već ovdje. Nitko ni slutiti nije mogao kolika srca će kroz sve ove godine ovdje doživjeti svoj susret s Bogom, svoje novo rođenje i preporođenje. Kako onda tako i danas. Ali isto tako ne možemo izmjeriti ni zamisliti snagu i dubinu Božje ljubavi i strpljivosti s čovjekom. Bog je strpljiv s čovjekom i čeka ga kad će mu konačno povjerovati da ga obdari ničim drugim nego samim sobom. Zato nam je u Božiću važno čekati ne nešto nego nekoga. I Djevica Marija nam ovdje ne donosi nešto. Mir nije nešto nego netko. On je osoba koja ima svoje ime a to je Kralj Mira – Isus Krist, novorođeni. Nemojmo se zadovoljiti prosječnošću, mlakošću, tradicijom i običajima koji idu uz Božić nego čeznimo za onim što je u svojoj biti Božić. Kad to znamo onda sve ima smisla. Onda ima smisla i svečano odijelo, i jelo i piće i svi ukrasi koji prate Božić. Kao što kaže jedna izreka: «Što će ti u životu brzina ako nemaš cilja.» Tako je i s našom vjerom. Što će nam svi izvanjski vjerski običaji ako ne znamo na čemu sve to počiva i koja je bit i smisao svega toga. Božić je Isusov i naš dan. Ovu svetkovinu, svečanost On je učinio za nas. On – Kralj Mira nije došao samo živjeti s nama ljudima nego i umrijeti za nas ljude kako bi ostao zauvijek s nama, kako bi ostao Emanuel – s nama Bog. Bog je to učinio radi nas ljudi i radi našega spasenja. Samo maleni i ponizni otkrivaju Boga. Toliki ponizni i maleni otkrili su Isusa po Mariji i njezinoj blizini ovdje među nama. Jedino ponizni vide da dječje srce vidi dalje od srca odraslog čovjeka. Ali i odrasli mogu imati djetinje srce. Ponizni, to znači ljudi s dječjim srcem vide da se među nama dogodilo nešto nevjerojatno za našu ljudsku pamet, nešto veličanstveno. Isus i ovog Božića dolazi reći nama da su nam krivice okajane, da Bog nema ništa protiv nas, došao je da nas izvede iz tmina, nemira i izgubljenosti. Ušao je i u naše grobove da nas uvede u život. Ušao je u naše mržnje da nas uvede u ljubav. Isus Krist – to je zapravo Božić. Bog je sišao na našu zemlju, po Duhu Svetom začet u utrobi Blažene Djevice Marije. On nam i danas dolazi po Mariji. Gledajući svako dijete pa tako i dijete Isusa u jaslicama izgleda nam slabašan, nejak i nevjerojatan. Kao njegova Crkva, slabašna, odviše ljudska, grešna i nemoćna. Ali, ispod te vanjske vidljivosti krije se nepobjediva snaga neba koja želi zaživjeti i u svakome od nas ako dopustimo da k nama priđe. Marija Kraljica Mira nam po tko zna koji put govori: S vama sam i sve vas ljubim. Sve nas ljubi bilo nam pravo ili krivo, ljubi nas prihvatili je mi ili ne. Ako je prihvatimo biti će to na naš spas i novi život, nas samih i naših bližnjih. Molimo Gospodina da se to dogodi. Fra Ljubo Kurtović