Ascension, Year A-2023

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Emmanuel, That Is to Say, God-with-Us

Jesus, the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end, is Emmanuel, God-with-us. He is with us always, until the end.

The first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew proclaims that Jesus is Emmanuel, God-with-us. And the last chapter narrates that Jesus assures his disciples that he is with them always, till the age ends. One can say, yes, that the beginning is the end.

And we do not only meet Emmanuel at the start and at the end. Galilee figures also at the start and at the end. It was there that Jesus and the disciples got to know one another and his public ministry started. And it is there also that he now seems to take leave of them and end his public ministry.

But it just seems that the risen Christ does so. For, in fact, he does not expressly take leave of them. What he expressly does is to give them a great mission. That of making disciples of all nations. Of baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. And of teaching them to keep all that he has commanded.

And it does not bother Jesus that the disciples doubt. After all, what is crucial in the carrying out of the mission is his full power. And his being Emmanuel also, his being with his missionaries always, until the end of the age.

So then, it is not about farewell but of presence. It all has to do, not with ending Jesus’ mission, but with continuing and furthering it. And this calls for a return to the beginning, to Jesus’ school in Galilee, where to learn to friends with him. Where to commit to him, to his teaching by words and deeds. To pledge to follow him in seeking first the kingdom of God and his justice, and being the Good News to the poor.

Lord Jesus, invite to come to you and see, so that our life may be hidden in you and full of you (SV.EN I:276). And so that you may give us your Spirit of wisdom and become men and women of your school in Galilee. We shall thus get to be to others what you are to us, that is to say, Emmanuel, God-with-us, and to love to the end, to the giving up our bodies and shedding our blood, and to rise.


21 May 2023

Ascension of the Lord (A)

Acts 1, 1-11; Eph 1, 17-23; Mt 28, 16-20


VERSIÓN ESPAÑOLA

Emmanuel, es decir, Dios-con-nosotros

Jesús, el Alfa y la Omega, el primero y el último, el principio y el fin, es Emmanuel, Dios-con-nosotros. Está siempre con nosotros, hasta el fin.

Proclama el primer capítulo del evangelio de Mateo que Jesús es Emmanuel, Dios-con-nosotros. Y nos cuenta el último capítulo que promete Jesús estar con sus discípulos todos los días, hasta el fin del mundo. Se puede decir, sí, que el principio es el fin.

Y no solo nos encontramos con Emmanuel al comienzo y al final. Figura también Galilea al comienzo y al final. Allí se presentó Jesús a sus discípulos e inició su ministerio público. Y allí también, parece despedirse él ahora de sus discípulos y terminar su ministerio público.

Mas solo parece, sí, que esto lo hace Cristo resucitado. Pues, de hecho, no se despide él de forma expresa. Lo que hace él de modo claro es encomendarles a los discípulos una gran misión. La de ir y hacer discípulos de todos los pueblos. De bautizarlos en el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espiritu Santo. Y de enseñarles a guardar todo lo que ha enseñado Jesús.

Y no le molesta que vacilen unos discípulos. Pues lo decisivo para que se cumpla la misión es su pleno poder. Y también el ser Emmanuel él, el estar él todos los días con sus misioneros, hasta el fin del mundo.

Así que no se trata de su despedida sino de su presencia. Todo tiene que ver, no con terminar su misión, sino con continuarla y promoverla. Y exige esto que vuelvan los misioneros al comienzo, a la escuela de Jesús en Galilea, en la que aprenderán cómo conseguir ser amigos de él. Donde se dedicarán a él y a su enseñanza de palabra y de obra. Y se comprometerán a seguirle para obrar con él en buscar primero el reino de Dios y su justicia, y ser la Buena Noticia para los pobres.

Señor Jesús, invítanos a venir a verlo, para que nuestra vida esté oculta en ti y llena de ti (SV.ES I:320). Y para que nos des tú el Espíritu de sabiduría y nos hagamos nosotros hombres y mujeres de tu escuela en Galilea. De este modo, lograremos ser para los demás lo que tú eres para nosotros, es decir, Emmanuel, Dios-con-nosotros, y amar hasta el fin, hasta entregar nuestros cuerpos y derramar nuestra sangre, y elevarnos.


21 Mayo 2023

Ascensión del Señor (A)

Hch 1, 1-11; Ef 1, 17-23; Mt 28, 16-20