Saint Gertrude Parish - Lasne

The hope of the Jubilee is born from God's surprises. God is different from what we are used to. The Jubilee Year urges us to recognize this difference and to translate it into real life. That is why it is a year of grace: we can change! We always ask for this when we pray the Lord's Prayer and say, "On earth as it is in heaven."

Saint Paul writes to the Christians of Corinth, inviting them to recognize that among them, the earth has already begun to resemble heaven. He tells them to consider their calling and to see how God has brought together people who otherwise would never have met. Those who are the humblest and least powerful are now precious and important (cf. 1 Cor 1:26-27). God's standards, which always begin with the least, are already in Corinth an "earthquake" that does not destroy, but awakens the world. The word of the Cross, to which Paul bears witness, awakens consciences and the dignity of each person.

Dear brothers and sisters, to hope is to bear witness: to bear witness that everything has already changed, that nothing is as it was before.