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WORLD DAY OF THE POOR

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Guardiamo a tre azioni che Gesù compie nel Vangelo.

La prima. In pieno giorno, lascia: lascia la folla nel momento del successo, quand’era acclamato per aver moltiplicato i pani. E mentre i discepoli volevano godersi la gloria, subito li costringe ad andarsene e congeda la folla (cfr Mt 14,22-23). Cercato dalla gente, se ne va da solo; quando tutto era “in discesa”, sale sul monte a pregare. Poi, nel cuore della notte, scende dal monte e raggiunge i suoi camminando sulle acque agitate dal vento. In tutto Gesù va controcorrente: prima lascia il successo, poi la tranquillità. Ci insegna il coraggio di lasciare: lasciare il successo che gonfia il cuore e la tranquillità che addormenta l’anima.

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Let us look at three things Jesus does in today’s Gospel.

First: while it is still day, he “leaves”. He leaves the crowds at the height of his success, acclaimed for his multiplication of the loaves. Though the disciples wanted to bask in the glory, he tells them to go ahead and then dismisses the crowd (cf. Mt 14:22-23). Sought by the people, he goes off by himself; as the excitement was winding down, he goes up the mountain to pray. Then, in the dead of night, he comes down and goes to the disciples, walking on the wind-swept waters. In all of this, Jesus goes against the current: first, he leaves behind success, and then tranquillity. He teaches us the courage to leave: to leave behind the success that swells the heart and the tranquillity that deadens the soul.

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Papa Francesco
18 November 2018
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