I think you will agree with me to say that, telling us about the parable that we have just heard, Christ would like to provoke us with a reversal in the gaze we have on others.
Am I a good next one?
Now the question is no longer: “Who is my neighbor?” “But” Who am I doing the next one? »»
The next one is not always the others; It’s also me when I get closer to them, when I get closer to my family, those with whom I work, members of my liturgical choir, life injured, patients, depressed. Currently, modern means of communication allow us to make us close to the whole world. In all circumstances, we can ask ourselves this question: “Am I a good next one?” Am I able to give reasons to live and hope?
Today, more than in the past, because of dechristianization, we are talking about synodality, Pope Francis has told us many times to go on the outskirts!
But, in the end, what does it change?
There are fewer and fewer people during the celebrations in the churches, there are fewer and fewer people who agree to engage in the Church. There are fewer and fewer people in our liturgical choirs.
So do we give up?
So do we roll up the sleeves?
Adopt the very look of Jesus
The first reflection, the first reflex, is to adopt the very look of Jesus. It is therefore not first to recruit for the Church institution. It is not advertising for the Gospel product either, for the Gregorian chant or the masses with orchestra. It is not a company to make ideological conquest programs.
It is an attitude of the heart, of the heart of Jesus: we are at the very heart of faith. Jesus is not only a guide or a companion, Jesus is my life.
The good Samaritan gives us a good example of life, and of the reasons to hope. Do not take his place, do not solve the problem of his future for him. It is not to know in his place and for him what there is to do.
At a certain point you have to learn to fade, to disappear to let others be itself.
It was by loving us to the extreme that Jesus made our neighbor. And today, he addresses his command to us: “Go and you too, do the same!” »»
The first worker that God has on hand is each and each of us
Okay … But the fact remains: “Look at us, see our age … Will the Céciliennes continue?” We are sometimes well demotivated since we no longer see young people… ”.
So what to do: as I told you: do we give up or roll up our sleeves?
The first worker that God has on hand is each and each of us, and I dare to add if we pray! We are talking about the crisis of the number of members of our liturgical choirs and if, basically, it was only the crisis of prayer?
I know it well, and I even hear several of you think so hard that it happens to my ears: but each time we sing we pray … Ah yes … always?
But it is worth rolling up your sleeves. You, participants in the French music and liturgy week, you are present because you agree to roll up your sleeves and not to despair but always keep confidence!
So living something together and wanting to be enthusiastic.
The choristers must surpass themselves for a moment to reach something other than daily experience, pray and pray. Liturgical music is not an art of pleasure, but an art that makes people express themselves around an idea. We meet to express something together: his faith.
And it’s much less cheesy than we believe.
So, dear chorist friends and musicians, continue to believe to persevere … It’s worth it!
And let’s not forget that God needs everyone and each of you to say in the world today!
So thank you, yes really thank you for your wonderful commitment!
AMEN !
15th Sunday of ordinary time
Biblical readings: Deuteronomy 30, 10-14; Psalm 68; Colossians 1, 15-20; Luke 10, 25-37
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