It seemed that it would be a good day. Marek perfectly planned throughout the evening. Cinema, pizza, a walk. I always was considered to be an attractive guy, a girl courted his attention, and he was very fond of female company. Iwona But it was not a woman like any other in his life. He felt that this knowledge may be what you are looking for. With no other girl he could not talk like her, in the company of any other not feel so well. He was sure that he feels like Iwona. Confident in a good mood, eagerly awaiting the meeting.
few hours later, his mood was completely different. The first time was rejected for the first time someone did not return his feelings. But earlier on anyone so he did not care. Iwona was exceptional. He was devastated ...
Agathe was convinced that the company gets a new, better position. She achieves the best results, she found that she best be on the team. In addition, she was professional, also had good relations with management. Do not imagined that the head of the new advertising department had to sit someone else than she is. This was indeed a broad consensus. Deducted for the days when this small, modest girl from a small village near Poznan, a few years ago to become the director of lady in a large corporation. She waited a moment, if it meets the American dream ...
Some time later, the meeting zespołu wychodziła tłumiąc płacz. Stanowisko, którego tak pragnęła, i na które rzeczywiście zasłużyła, otrzymał ktoś inny. Była zdołowana, jednak nie dała tego po sobie poznać. Szlochała przez chwilę w toalecie, po czym zdobyła się na wymuszony uśmiech i wróciła do swojego gabinetu. Tyle nauki, tyle pracy... Czuła, że zawalił jej się świat.
W jednej ze szpitalnych sal, gdzieś na południu polski, na niezbyt wygodnym łóżku leżał ksiądz Michał. Przeklinał dzień, w którym went on to study. Throughout his life, was the picture of health - would not have ever occurred to him that the doctors diagnose cancer. He was angry - not for himself, not the doctors. He was angry at God. How is this possible? So many years in the seminary, many prayers and teachings, so many beautiful dreams - and all for nothing? On his first parish, everything went wonderfully - the pastor praised him for his commitment, the people gladly listened to his sermons. At every step, he met with kindness, and the priestly ministry gave him much joy and satisfaction. Even at the school where he taught religion, he managed to catch the excellent contact with the youth, who until recently was considered lost, which was called the embodiment of all pathology. What can I say - the first years of his priesthood is a very successful pastoral, catechetical, educational ... Though I did Father Michael has always dreamed of going on missions. Presented with an opportunity, announced his candidacy. But what that has been positively considered, if a medical examination revealed that, as shown? A young priest, swore, cursed, banged his fists against the wall. He could not have pray. For the first time in his life, doubted the existence of God ...
Almost two millennia ago, dirty, dusty streets of Jerusalem went convict. Around him gathered a crowd rozemocjonowany. High Jew carried a heavy wooden cross. It was all wounded and constantly pushed by the soldiers. Many of those who passed, pluło wyzywało on him and him with the worst insults. After all, he walked up the hill of the Skull and dedicated to him was the death of that provided for the worst criminals. For those who no they do not deserve respect. The crowd was well aware, who follows two crushed by the weight of wooden beams. Some call him a prophet, he had to say about himself that he is the Son of God. Blasphemer. To think that so many hopes pinned on him. It was said that he could liberate the Jews from the imperial occupation. Renowned Nazarene had such a great ear, so he did great wonders - and now sadly ended straight. Even those who were nearest him, fail to understand, to understand that this whole fuss over the loss of their Master matter.
Convict Suddenly he tripped and fell. You could see how hitting his head on the fragile clay. That had to hurt. After a while to get up from the fall, spitting mud, which must have had quite a bit between his teeth. Broczył choking and blood. But apparently deserved - at least as told in the Holy City ...
Nazarene few hours later he breathed his last on the cross, who personally carried it to Golgotha. The show is over, no miracle is not occurred. He died. You can go home ...
Defeats ... We do not like them in our lives. We are committed to being admired and loved. We strive to be on a pedestal - we pull the power and money. We want to be praised, loved, perhaps even desirable. We are fighting here is that our plans have been carried out - sometimes at any cost, whatever it was. Success, success, success - a word we hear over and over again, and they like to repeat. Perhaps the so-called successful man - who would not like?
What if I collide with reality, which does not meet our expectations? What you come to us zaryć of the soil, what if we have to go down to the bottom? Have you ever been rejected, wyśmianym, despised? Are you being beaten and spat upon - figuratively ... or literally? Suffered a crushing defeat, to experience a huge disaster - such a situation everyone is afraid to panic. Such a failure, this disaster was the cross Jesus to his disciples. Their Master was tortured and killed. In addition, the kind of death he suffered in the company of two thieves in those days was something extremely shameful - it was difficult to get any lower if they deserve to be crucified. Lost? It's too small a word to determine that death in such circumstances ...
But three days later, something amazing happened ... In the Gospel. Matthew, we read the following words:
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And here was a great earthquake. For the angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men.
angel said to the women: "Do not be afraid for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, risen from the dead and now goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him. Here's what I said. " so hurried away from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
angel said to the women: "Do not be afraid for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, risen from the dead and now goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him. Here's what I said. " so hurried away from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
Jesus' death was his victory. The apparent defeat - win. Mr. rose again, God showed his power!
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What are my life's failures?
How do I survive?
Can I find meaning in their suffering?
Do I believe that God is greater than my human weakness, frailty?
worth to ask ourselves these questions when we lack in our life success. When it is hard. When our world is falling apart. It should then look at the cross. It is to believe in the resurrection.
PS And now I myself believe what I wrote and make it in life ... Relations, science, faith ... God, how I hate defeats ...
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