The Lord

Still reading this book, which is really a series of meditations on the Gospels. Guardini's meditations are wonderfully illuminating and quite good start points for reflection and contemplation. Dorothy Day mentioned Guardini quite a bit, he was an author from whose work she seemed to draw sustenance, which is one reason I began reading him. The second reason is that our former parish priest recommended a number of spiritual books to us at one time and I found those I knew were favorites of mine and those I didn't know but have since read to be informative, and often good material for reflection and prayer.

This is one of the first books recommended by a spiritual director priest--one along the way. While he was not meant to last long, the book certainly was! It was first introduction to Msgr. Romano Guardini, and one for which to be ever-grateful. The spiritual instruction given as related to Our Lord's teachings and life are worthwhile for all souls to absorb in Msgr. Guardini's very accessible style.

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Romana Guardinija Gospod (mišljen je seveda naš Gospod Jezus Kristus), je katoliškega duhovnika interpretacija Kristusove blagovesti. Kako da sem se kot ateist lotil branja te knjige, saj nisem mogel pričakovati zavračanja ampak, nasprotno, sprejemanje in zagovor Kristusovega nauka? Mislim, da evangeliji niso pravljice za naivneže ampak globoko smiselna pripoved o temeljnem preobratu v človekovem odnosu do življenja, preobratu, ki ga je izvedel Jošua, sin Marije in Jožefa iz Nazareta, imenovan Maziljenec, Hristos ali Kristus. Kaj se skriva za opisi brezmadežnega spočetja in drugih čudežev, ki nam zvenijo tako abotno? Kaj hočejo povedati? Kako bi te zgodbe, ki se upirajo zdravi pameti, ki pa so za ateista zgolj prispodobe, show more prevedli v jezik, ki ga razumemo ljudje našega časa? Se pravi: ne zavračam teh zgodb, tudi ne verjamem vanje dobesedne, ampak se sprašujem, kaj hočejo povedati. Prav to dela Guardini: prevaja zgodbe Nove zaveze v nam razumljiv jezik. To še vedno ne pomeni, da verujem v »vstajenje mesa« (no, ja), pomeni le, da se sprašujem, kaj mi evangelij govori o mojem življenju. To pa verjamem, da mi govori in da je »uporaben«. show less

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