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(Here is the translation)
We evangelize not with grand words, or complicated concepts,
but with the joy of the Gospel, which fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.
For those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness, loneliness and an isolated conscience. Evangelization does not consist of proselytizing for proselytizing is a caricature of evangelization. Rather, evangelization entails attracting by our witness those who are far off, it means humbly drawing near to those who feel distant from God in the church, drawing near to those who feel judged and condemned by those who consider themselves to be perfect and pure.
We are to draw near to those who are fearful or indifferent, and say to them:
“The Lord with great respect and love, is also calling you to be a part of his people.”
This calling of the Lord is expressed with such humility and respect in the text from the book of Revelation:
“Look I am at the door and I am calling; do you want to open the door?”
He does not use force, he does not break the lock, but instead quite simply, he presses the doorbell, knocks gently on the door and then waits.
This is our God!
When we give of ourselves, we discover our true identity as children of God in the image of the Father and,
like Him, givers of life; we discover that we are brothers and sisters of Jesus, to whom we bear witness.
This is what it means to evangelize; this is our revolution. Our faith is always revolutionary. This is the deepest and most enduring cry.
The bold new path of the new evangelization
(Here is the translation)
We evangelize not with grand words, or complicated concepts,
but with the joy of the Gospel, which fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus.
For those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness, loneliness and an isolated conscience. Evangelization does not consist of proselytizing for proselytizing is a caricature of evangelization. Rather, evangelization entails attracting by our witness those who are far off, it means humbly drawing near to those who feel distant from God in the church, drawing near to those who feel judged and condemned by those who consider themselves to be perfect and pure.
We are to draw near to those who are fearful or indifferent, and say to them:
“The Lord with great respect and love, is also calling you to be a part of his people.”
This calling of the Lord is expressed with such humility and respect in the text from the book of Revelation:
“Look I am at the door and I am calling; do you want to open the door?”
He does not use force, he does not break the lock, but instead quite simply, he presses the doorbell, knocks gently on the door and then waits.
This is our God!
When we give of ourselves, we discover our true identity as children of God in the image of the Father and,
like Him, givers of life; we discover that we are brothers and sisters of Jesus, to whom we bear witness.
This is what it means to evangelize; this is our revolution. Our faith is always revolutionary. This is the deepest and most enduring cry.
The bold new path of the new evangelization