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Keep Going Forward

Jan 22, 2013

Chiara Lubich was born ninety-three years ago, on the 22nd of January. We mark this anniversary by posting a thought she has sent to the Focolare Movement on February 1982 from Australia, the continent visited in this period by Maria Voce.

«Dearest all, Today I send you a greeting from Australia. Our Holy Journey continues, and we cannot pause, much less start going backwards. Jesus said: “Whoever puts his hand to the plough but keeps looking back is unfit for the reign of God” (Lk. 9:62). Here in Australia, the coat of arms of this young country reminds us of this, because it depicts two animals, chosen precisely because they can’t walk backwards: the kangaroo – the famous kangaroo! – and the emu, an Australian bird. We, too, must keep going forward courageously». More Fonte: Centro Chiara Lubich 

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