The relationship with the human being is the measure of the relationship with God Luke 2: 22-40 When the time came for the purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord (according to what is written in the Law of the Lord, Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord). And to deliver the offering and the Law of the Lord says: A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons. Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. He had received an oracle of the Holy Spirit that he would not die before seeing the Messiah of the Lord. Driven by the Holy Spirit into the temple. When brought in the child Jesus parents to meet with him as provided for by law, Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God and said: Now, Lord, according to your word, you can let your servant go in peace because my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared for all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel. Joseph and Mary, the mother of Jesus, were amazed at what was said about him. Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: Look, this is because many in Israel to fall and rise, will be discussed as a flag: this will clear the attitude of many hearts. And a sword will pierce your own soul. There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, was a very old woman. In girl had lived seven years married, and had eighty four widow; She never left the temple day and night, serving God with fasting and prayer. Approaching at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem. And when they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. The religion of Israel imposed many rituals and obligations to their faithful, no less than 613, Joseph and Mary wanted to meet with absolute fidelity and sincerity, but not a few were absurd and meaningless, like childbirth and menstruation of women were impure and therefore had to be purified. Today we know are totally normal and natural, in the nature that God has created. It was then understand how faithfulness to God. Joseph and Mary were good people and wanted to faithfully observe all sent, but religions often send their faithful do and accomplish things that do not make sense and are even irrational. This produces resistance and rejection of religion in environments that think a little, what away from God, faith and the Church. And the worst is to come behind the departure of Jesus Christ and commitment to his message, and this is already serious, because it is important for the good of humanity. The message of Jesus is not a religion. The message of Jesus is love, brotherhood, justice, equality, solidarity, life, dignity, peace, hope, deep sense of existence; commitment to the weak, the poor, the outcast, the mistreated, the despised ... 2.-Education of Jesus: In essa as legalistic religion of Israel Jesus was polite, but soon realized that faithfulness to God was the other way, it was fidelity to man. So Jesus went out of such letter and legal precept of the Jewish religion, to present a totally new relationship with God through the relationship with humans, presenting justice, mercy and loyalty as the most important (Matthew 23.23). This new understanding of the relationship with God and with man choice led him to confront the Pharisees, shysters and ritualistic, who came to see on The declared that broke with rituals, routines and Jewish custom, imposing large loads enemy people rather than provide live with dignity. From the Gospel reading is admirable to see how Jesus broke with everything that was considered sacred and untouchable, but far from liberating oppressed, and so presents a whole new way of understanding the relationship with God that is to rescue, deliver, heal , save, make life easier for people and each person, to the point that Jesus is only true relationship with God that passes through the relationship with the man: the good that is done this is the way of life, and the evil that makes it leads to death.
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