Focolare Movement

[:pt]Votos de um Natal de paz

Dec 23, 2014

Chiara’s Christmas 2003 greetings to all

For humanity to carry on

we need to have the courage to “invent peace”.

Of course we’ve asked ourselves:

Where do the kamikazes get the radicality

such a terrible choice as theirs requires?

Shouldn’t we be ready to give even our life

for the great ideal of love of God and love of neighbor.

Every person can love

because brotherly love is written in our DNA.

The brotherhood that Jesus brought on earth would then flower everywhere.

He became our brother, and made us all brothers and sisters to one another.

Perhaps Divine Providence

makes use of destructive situations

to spark an unexpected moral jumpstart

and unleash unimagined energy

with which to build a whole new peace

and allow humanity to breath again.

Chiara Lubich

(Excerpt of Editorial no. 24/2003 Città Nuova )

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to Newsletter

Thought of the day

Related post

The Pre-Assembly Process

The Pre-Assembly Process

The ‘Pre-Assembly Process’ is currently underway in preparation for the General Assembly of the Focolare Movement, which will begin on the 1st of March 2026 in Castel Gandolfo (Italy) with the participation of representatives chosen from different geographical areas, branches and movements; the members by right (those who are part of the current government, the General Council and Zone Delegates in the geographical areas), and those invited by the President.

Being close to one another beyond distances

Being close to one another beyond distances

A friendship that links the two hemispheres and shows how goodness can set in motion a virtuous circle capable of reaching unexpected recipients and making them happy.

“One humanity, one planet: synodal leadership”

“One humanity, one planet: synodal leadership”

From 26 January to 1 February 2026, Rome will welcome 100 young political leaders for the conclusion of the first year of the “One Humanity, One Planet: Synodal Leadership” programme. The challenge is to explore a different style of governance starting from the paradigm of fraternity.