LIFE

“I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.” (Jn. 10:10)

“The spirit of Cursillo consists in taking the essence of the Gospel to the daily lives of many.” Eduardo Bonnín, in Eduardo Bonnín: A Christian Apprentice.

What is fundamental to being a Christian is not, “a doctrine that must be learned but a reality that must be lived.” Ibid.

“I believe that the Lord has to be discovered in every day life and in the ordinary.” Ibid.

“My contact with people has allowed me to directly verify that whenever the message of the Gospel is welcomed with personal faith and comes into contact with the uniqueness, originality and creativity of the person, it strengthens his or her human qualities.” Ibid.

1. Christian is the convergence of what is dynamic (full of life) and what is sensible.

2. The weariness of good people is provoked by the constant repetition of impersonal acts of kindness.

3. Life is a wager not an answer.

4. Life is a constant challenge to the truth about one’s self.

5. The breath of life is taking delight in the surprises.

6. The best way to worship God is simply to be happy.

7. Everything comes crashing against a life without meaning: morality, exemplariness, religiosity… And everything is centered, connected and energized for the person whose life has meaning.

8. Only a Christ that is alive, normal and near is attractive.

9. Christ is the model that molds, the way that leads us on, the truth that frees us from our hang-ups and prejudices and the cause that continually invigorates our life.


Reflection Question

How has Cursillo enriched your life and made it more “abundant”? How can it enrich and give meaning to the life of those who have not yet had that triple encounter with self, God and the community of believers?