Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 467 – Part II.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) “Though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so
that by his poverty you might become rich” (2 Cor 8:9).
A deepening through CCC
(CCC
2557) "I want to
see God" expresses the true desire of man. Thirst for God is quenched by
the water of eternal life (cf. In 4:14). (CCC 2546)
"Blessed are the poor in spirit" (Mt 5:3). The Beatitudes reveal an
order of happiness and grace, of beauty and peace. Jesus celebrates the joy of
the poor, to whom the Kingdom already belongs (Cf. Lk 6:20): The Word speaks of
voluntary humility as "poverty in spirit"; the Apostle gives an
example of God's poverty when he says: "For your sakes he became
poor" (St. Gregory of Nyssa, De
beatitudinibus 1: PG 44, 1200D; cf. 2 Cor 8:9).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) Young people, too, experience inner
emptiness. But experiencing this sort of poverty is not just something bad. I
simply have to seek with my whole heart the one who can fill my emptiness and
make wealth out of my poverty. That is why Jesus says: “Blessed are the poor in
spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:3).
(CCC Comment)
(CCC
2547) The Lord grieves
over the rich, because they find their consolation in the abundance of goods
(Lk 6:24). "Let the proud seek and love earthly kingdoms, but blessed are
the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven" (St. Augustine, De serm. Dom. in monte 1, 1, 3: PL 34,
1232). Abandonment to the providence of the Father in heaven frees us from
anxiety about tomorrow (Cf. Mt 6:25-34). Trust in God is a preparation for the
blessedness of the poor. They shall see God.
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