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A Bearer of Beauty
A Bearer of Beauty
A Bearer of Beauty
Last Sunday’s text focused on the Gospel according to Luke kung saan
ay binasa ng Panginoon sa loob ng sinagoga ang mga talata mula sa
aklat ni Propeta Isaias na naglalaman ng ganito: “Sumasaakin ang
Espiritu ng Panginoon, sapagkat hinirang Niya ako upang ipangaral sa
mga dukha ang Mabuting Balita.” Anointed to proclaim good news to
the poor! Mula kay Lukas, Ang Mabuting Balita ay si Jesu Cristo, ang
ipinangakong Mesiyas ng Israeil at ang nag-iisang tagapagligtas ng
sangkatauhan. Bringing Good News to the masses (the poor, the sick,
the hungry, the blind, the disregarded, the lost, and the least) is front
and central to Jesus‘ministry. During his time, as written in the bible,
wealth is concentrated among the privileged few. At karamaihan ng
mga sumusunod sa Panginoon saan man siya magpunta ay mga
pangkaraniwang tao, isinalarawan sila ni Lukas, the specific target
group of Jesus‘ mission and ministry – silang mga dukha, mga bihag,
mga bulag at mga sinisiil– the dehumanized and marginalized sectors
of society. At ang malasakit ni Cristo ayon pa kay Lukas ay hindi
lamang para sangkatauhan in general, but rather that sector or
humanity that suffered most from poverty and want.
Sinabi ng isang manunulat ang ganito, “If you want to break the cycle
of poverty, you have to break some alabaster jars. It requires people
who are willing to lavishly and extravagantly pour out themselves for
the sake of others, even when it seems a waste to some.”