{"id":23740,"date":"2025-08-05T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=23740"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T00:36:05","slug":"wisdom-leading-to-god-la-sabiduria-que-conduce-a-dios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2025\/08\/05\/wisdom-leading-to-god-la-sabiduria-que-conduce-a-dios\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisdom Leading to God\/ La Sabidur\u00eda Que Conduce a Dios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacred Scripture has the Lord Jesus utter some terrible words, that whoever in anger calls his brother \u2018Raqqa or Fool,\u2019 is himself worthy of separation from God and hellfire (See Mt 5:22 ). Such judgement belongs to God not anyone else, and Christ\u2019s terrible meaning is that one who judges another, says harshly and means it, \u201cGo to Hell!,\u201c separates oneself from God and deserves hellfire. Instead, wise People of God await \u201dsalvation of the just and the destruction of their foes,\u201d but we leave that to God. To curse another by calling him a \u2018fool\u2019 in this way, desiring that he be cut off from God, is worthy oneself of the horror of hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, let there be peace among us as the Psalmist says today, \u201cBlessed are the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.\u201d \u201cMay your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.\u201d You, Lord, and You alone, are our Judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both the reading from Hebrews and that from the Gospel of Luke speak of humans in relationship with God. For ages, we have yearned for Him and sought His influence in our lives. We have always needed His gifts of Faith, Trust, and Hope to grow in us as earthly days flow on. God sought and received Trust and Faith (from Abraham, and likewise, from his son Isaac, then, from Jacob\/ Israel and from his twelve sons, then from Joseph, Mary, and God\u2019s own divine and human Son, Jesus, too) over a period spanning nearly 5000 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it was only 50 centuries ago that God chose Abraham, and modern religious history began. All creation, they say, is over 300,000 centuries old. Yet, God is not finished. Humanity still awaits the second coming of His Son and a new heaven and earth. Is your heart ready to sing, Praise the Lord?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gospel itself encourages us without fear to look beyond this world to the kingdom of heaven, the treasure beyond. Stay ready. Fulfill your duty. Be faithful and wise, for even if God should delay, He will come, and hopefully with arms open in welcome. Yes, some will fail, so do be careful. As the days flow on, from those much blessed, much will be required. Yet, Come, Lord God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt an hour you do not expect, [I] will come.\u201d
Praise Him, Praise Him, Praise the Everlasting King. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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La Sabidur\u00eda Que Conduce a Dios<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Por Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Sagrada Escritura hace que el Se\u00f1or Jes\u00fas pronuncie algunas palabras terribles, que quienquiera que en ira llame a su hermano ‘Raqqa o Tonto’, es digno de la separaci\u00f3n de Dios y del fuego del infierno (ver Mt 5:22). Tal juicio pertenece a Dios, no a nadie m\u00e1s, y el terrible significado de Cristo es que alguien que juzga a otro, dice con dureza y lo dice en serio: “\u00a1Vete al infierno!”, se separa de Dios y merece el fuego del infierno. En cambio, el sabio Pueblo de Dios espera “la salvaci\u00f3n de los justos y la destrucci\u00f3n de sus enemigos”, pero eso se lo dejamos a Dios. Maldecir a otro llam\u00e1ndolo “tonto” de esta manera, deseando que sea separado de Dios, es digno del horror del infierno.
 
En cambio, que haya paz entre nosotros, como dice hoy el salmista: “Bendito el pueblo que el Se\u00f1or ha elegido para ser suyo”.  “Que tu misericordia, O Se\u00f1or, permanezca con nosotros que hemos puesto nuestra esperanza en ti.” T\u00fa, Se\u00f1or, y solo T\u00fa, eres nuestro Juez.
 
Tanto la lectura de hebreos como la del Evangelio de Lucas hablan de los humanos en relaci\u00f3n con Dios. Durante siglos lo hemos anhelado y buscado su influencia en nuestras vidas. Siempre hemos necesitado que Sus dones de Fe, Confianza y Esperanza crezcan en nosotros a medida que pasan los d\u00edas terrenales. Dios busc\u00f3 y recibi\u00f3 de Abraham la confianza y la fe, y del mismo modo, de su hijo Isaac, luego, de Jacob \/ Israel y de sus doce hijos, luego de Jos\u00e9, Mar\u00eda y el propio Hijo divino y humano de Dios, Jes\u00fas, tambi\u00e9n durante un per\u00edodo que abarca casi 5000 a\u00f1os.  
 
S\u00ed, fue hace solo 50 siglos que Dios eligi\u00f3 a Abraham, y comenz\u00f3 la historia religiosa moderna. Toda la creaci\u00f3n, dicen, tiene m\u00e1s de 300,000 siglos de antig\u00fcedad. Sin embargo, Dios no ha terminado. La humanidad a\u00fan espera la segunda venida de Su Hijo y un cielo y una tierra nuevos. \u00bfEst\u00e1 tu coraz\u00f3n listo para cantar: Alabado sea el Se\u00f1or?
 
El Evangelio mismo nos anima sin miedo a mirar m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de este mundo hacia el reino de los cielos, el tesoro m\u00e1s all\u00e1. Mant\u00e9nganse preparados. Cumplan con tu deber. Sean fieles y sabios, porque incluso si Dios se demora, vendr\u00e1, y con suerte con los brazos abiertos en se\u00f1al de bienvenida. S\u00ed, algunos fallar\u00e1n, as\u00ed que tengan cuidado. A medida que pasen los d\u00edas, de los muy bendecidos, se requerir\u00e1 mucho. Sin embargo, ven, Se\u00f1or Dios.
 
“A la hora que no esperan,vendr\u00e9”.
Alabadle, alabadle, alabad al Rey eterno.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Sacred Scripture has the Lord Jesus utter some terrible words, that whoever in anger calls his brother \u2018Raqqa or Fool,\u2019 is himself worthy of separation from God and hellfire (See Mt 5:22 ). Such judgement belongs to God not anyone else, and Christ\u2019s terrible meaning is that one who judges another, says harshly and means it, \u201cGo to Hell!,\u201c separates … Continuar leyendo Wisdom Leading to God\/ La Sabidur\u00eda Que Conduce a Dios<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":12751,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[777629889,2343517,20310044],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fr-ed-liptak","category-gospel-reflection","category-province-news"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-6aU","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/intouch-scripture-graphic-600.jpg?fit=600%2C510&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23740"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24304,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23740\/revisions\/24304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}