Rong Panawagan ni Juan Bautista

Si Juan Bautista hay ro naga-aman ku daean nga dapat naton agyan agod nga makasueod kita sa espiritu ku pahanon it Quaresma. Kilaeahon ta ro atong kaugalingon, ro atong kakueangan ag rong kamatuoran nga responsable kita tanan sa mga makakueogmat nga bagay-bagay nga nagakahanabo makaron sa atong sosyudad.

Dapat eang nga ako-on ta nga makasasaea kita ag nga nagakinahang-eang kung kapatawaran it Dios. Raya ra hay indi guid man makapabag-o sa atong kalibutanan pero hay mangin daean ra katon paadto sa matuod-tuod nga kahilwayan ag kaeuwasan. Ro katilingban nga nagapangayo it kapatawaran sa Dios hay magahimakas nga makabaeay it sosyudad nga bag-o ag hamueain sa rayang kinaandan naton makaron o sa ratong guinahandum nga tukuron ku mangin-aeamon nga mga ideyalista. Rong katilingban nga nagahangop it kapatawaran hay magahimakas nga mabaeay rong sosyudad it pag-iegmanghuran it tanan kay Kristo-Jesus kon siin ro minatuod-tuod nga hustisya, paghidaet, kabuganaan ag pag-eaeangay hay mataw-an it katumanan.

Sa pagkamatuod, bukon it tanan kita hay haum nga magbag-o. May aton nga mga rason kon ham-an nga nakapini-ino kita nga ro saea naton nga mga buhat o panimuot hay bukon guid man it saea. Guinakumbinsi naton ro atong kaugalingon nga ro Dios hay maka-intiende mat-a kon ham-an nga padayon kita nga nagapakasaea—Ham-an? Ay nagata-o man kita it mabahoe nga kantidad sa anang Simbahan…Amigo man kita ku pari…Naga-diskuter man kita kontra sa ratong mga owa nagapati sa atong Pagtueo-uhan…Katoliko-sarado man kita…kaliwat man kita ni Abraham…ag mga kalahi ku mga sawa. (Basaha rong Lk. 3:7-9)

Si Juan Bautista hay naga-agda katon mga maghueueogan it abaga, ro mag-ambit ku atong ikasarang agod nga maibaeay rong isaeang ka sosyudad nga nagakabaeaka ag nagapatikasog nga ro kada isaea katon hay makabaton ku anang kinahang-eanon sa adlaw-adlaw na nga pagpangabuhi. Ro panawagan hay naga-agda katon batunon ta ro sangka panan-awan nga rong dungog ag dignidad it tawo hay owa nabasi sa manggad ag gahum; nga indi dapat kita magtapak ag panginmuslan ro atong isig-katawo. (Basaha rong Lk. 3:10-14)

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