Nowadays, many Catholics faithful think that being Christians is doing good and avoiding evil. According to them, attending the masses every Sunday is an opportunity to know one more time what commandment they are to follow in their life. They are not totally wrong.
However, being Christian is much more than obeying laws. Christianity is not a kind of packet of rules. Christianity is a religion of love: love of God and love of the others.
Therefore, if I love God:
I shall follow his way.
I shall maintain my relationship with him through the Eucharist and my personal prayers.
I will do all my best to please him…
Moreover, if I love the others:
I shall not hurt them.
I shall help them to be happy…
So, in our religion, especially in the Catholic Church, faith and action should be guided neither by Law, nor by good reputation, social approval. Faith and action should be guided by God’s Love.
Then, Christianity is a kind of relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. In this way, Pope Benedict XVI said: “Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction”[1].
If I have a personal and true relationship with Jesus, I can live better my spiritual life.
However, being Christian is much more than obeying laws. Christianity is not a kind of packet of rules. Christianity is a religion of love: love of God and love of the others.
Therefore, if I love God:
I shall follow his way.
I shall maintain my relationship with him through the Eucharist and my personal prayers.
I will do all my best to please him…
Moreover, if I love the others:
I shall not hurt them.
I shall help them to be happy…
So, in our religion, especially in the Catholic Church, faith and action should be guided neither by Law, nor by good reputation, social approval. Faith and action should be guided by God’s Love.
Then, Christianity is a kind of relationship with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. In this way, Pope Benedict XVI said: “Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, which gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction”[1].
If I have a personal and true relationship with Jesus, I can live better my spiritual life.
[1] DEUS CARITAS EST, N° 1
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