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នៅទីនោះ គឺជាភ្លើងនៅក្នុងពួកគ្រីស្ទានសម័យដើម ត្រូវតែ ត្រូវបានបញ្ចូលឡើងវិញនៅក្នុងព្រះវិហារនៅថ្ងៃនេះ។ វាមិនដែលមានបំណងចង់ចេញទៅក្រៅទេ។ នេះជាភារកិច្ចរបស់អ្នកម្តាយដែលមានសុភមង្គលនិងព្រះវិញ្ញាណបរិសុទ្ធនៅក្នុងពេលវេលានៃសេចក្តីមេត្តា: ដើម្បីនាំមកនូវជីវិតរបស់ព្រះយេស៊ូវនៅក្នុងខ្លួនយើងដែលជាពន្លឺនៃពិភពលោក។ នេះជាប្រភេទភ្លើងដែលត្រូវឆេះក្នុងវិហាររបស់យើងម្តងទៀត៖

As they prayed, the place where they were gathered shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. (First reading)

Or does Blessed John Henry Newman, rather, describe the Church in many places today?

សាតាំងអាចប្រើអាវុធបោកបញ្ឆោតដែលគួរឱ្យខ្លាចជាងនេះ - គាត់អាចលាក់ខ្លួនគាត់ - វាអាចព្យាយាមល្បួងយើងក្នុងរឿងតូចតាចហើយដូច្នេះដើម្បីផ្លាស់សាសនាចក្រមិនមែនទាំងអស់ភ្លាមៗទេប៉ុន្តែបន្តិចពីទីតាំងពិតរបស់នាង។ ខ្ញុំជឿថាគាត់បានធ្វើអ្វីៗជាច្រើនតាមរបៀបនេះក្នុងប៉ុន្មានសតវត្សចុងក្រោយនេះ ... វាជាគោលនយោបាយរបស់គាត់ក្នុងការបំបែកយើងនិងបំបែកយើងដើម្បីបំបែកយើងចេញពីថ្មនៃកម្លាំងរបស់យើង។ - ធម្មទេសនាទី ៤៖ ការបៀតបៀនរបស់មេប្រឆាំងព្រះគ្រិស្ដ

What is our ‘true position’, our center? Is it to raise funds for parish programs? To be able to quote the Catechism? To volunteer at the food bank? To be a lector or usher at Mass? To be a Knights of Columbus or CWL member? As good as these things are, they are not the center—they are not the ហេតុផលដើម្បីឱ្យមាន នៃសាសនាចក្រ។ We exist in order to evangelize, wrote Paul VI. ^[1]Evangelii Nuntiandi, ន។ ៩៧ We exist to bring the light of Jesus into the darkness that today pervades politics, commerce, science, food production, and education. But we cannot bring a light we do not have. The very center, then, is ព្រះយេស៊ូវ. He must be at the heart of everything we do, the source of our strength, the summit of our goals. We should appear as radical to the world—but it’s really just normal Christianity. The Acts of the Apostles should be the norm.

Reading the Acts of the Apostles helps us to realize that at the beginning of the Church the mission gentes ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ (to the nations)… was in fact considered the normal outcome of Christian living, to which every believer was committed through the witness of personal conduct and through explicit proclamation whenever possible. - អេ។ ចូអិនប៉ូឡូ ២ ប្រោសលោះ Missio, Encyclical, n ។ ២៧

How do I bring this Light into the world? I dare say we have forgotten. We have lost our way! We know how to keep the parish lights on but not the light of our hearts, that which យ៉ាងពិតប្រាកដ draws souls back to Christ. We must be truly born again!

Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. (Today’s Gospel)

Many Catholics have been born of water in baptism, but we must also be born of the Spirit. And the Holy Spirit “sealed in the soul” in the Sacrament of Confirmation is released, like a river of living water, when we enter into an ជួប ជាមួយព្រះ។

Blessed are all who take refuge in the Lord. (Psalm response)

Our hearts are like a battery. The charge within them remains dormant until a ការតភ្ជាប់ is made, and then power flows. Just as a battery has two poles, we must also make two connections.

យើង​ត្រូវតែ ដំបូង connect our hearts to God through prayer—not empty words—but sighs and groans, pleas and praise from the heart. It could be summarized in one word: បំណងប្រាថ្នា. Hunger for God. ទីពីរ, we must connect to our neighbor in authentic love. Yes, when we love and serve our neighbor, then the connection to God finds its outlet—and power flows.

These are the two poles that bring the dead soul to life; that energize the heart and bring vision and purpose to the mind; that literally transform us into beacons of spiritual light and true apostles. Oh how we need Christians like this today! You, beloved readers, are chosen by God for this purpose. Say “yes” to God, “yes” to Mary, “yes” to the Holy Spirit so that Jesus may reign through you.

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