Fraternity-Testvériség, 1962 (40. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1962-07-01 / 7. szám
6 FRATERNITY potentiality, his incorrigible sin, but which no longer speaks the language or thinks the thoughts of God. In Coventry there is still forgiveness, but still Coventry is really no more the salient symbol of the West than is Lidice of the East. For all of us in common are engulfed in a moment of history, poised upon the threshold of Space, that has reshuffled every familiar landmark of earth, requiring of us immeasurably deeper knowledge of Creation and radically new categories of understanding the saving Grace of God in Jesus Christ. We came to see that in many ways we Christians resemble Christopher Columbus, who thought he would reach familiar Cathay by sailing westward, but who in reality came upon a brand new world. When he got there, nothing fitted the frame of his expectation. All geography had to be revised. It may well be true that Christians the world over are in that situation. Reality is no longer described by the old categories, theological and ecclesiastical, by which in centuries past we tried to comprehend the mystery of God at the center of all things. Before the mystery of this truth, the differences of East and West pale to inconsequentiality — as did the fears of the disciples at Galilee. And by the same token, the healing wonder of God’s victory in Christ is greatly magnified, and captures our lives anew in the blessedness of the calm beyond the storm. God grant that in the Age at hand we may together come to a new understanding of that holy peace. WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO A MOTHER’S PRAYER? What mother never looks at her little boy and sees a man . . . Never listens to her baby daughter and hears a woman’s voice? What mother has never watched her children playing and silently prayed that she will be equal to the needs and problems of their youth and growing up? She constantly strives to make her prayer come true. She sacrifices for it. She dedicates herself to it. She tries to guide without pushing — educate without forcing — shelter her children without hiding them from reality . . . love them without smothering. She does her best to set an example from which each child can learn to lead and enjoy a fruitful and happy life. If she can do all this . . . then a mother’s prayer is answered. Unknown
