Festival of Lights/Sarbatorirea Luminii

Chag urim sameyach - Happy Holidays of lights - Merry Christmas - Craciun Fericit

Jews and Christians have much in                Evreii si crestinii au multe in comun anul

common in celebrating at this time of             acesta in aceasta perioada de bucurie si

year.                                                        evlavie.

Christmas and Chanukah share a                 Craciunul si Hanukah poarta un mesaj

spiritual message: that it is possible to         spiritual: este posibil sa aducem lumina

bring light and hope in a world of                 si speranta intr-o lume impovarata de

darkness, oppression and despair.               intuneric si deznadejde.

The miracle of Chanukah is that so many     Miracolul de Hanukah consta in faptul

people were able to resist the immediate     ca multi oameni au fost capabili sa se

“reality” of the world and to stay loyal to    opuna “realitatii” immediate a lumii si sa

an invisible God who promised that life         ramana loiali Dumnezeului nevazut, care

is only from Him. It was the powerless        promite ca viata este numai de la EL.

who sustained a vision of hope that           Cei oropsiti au fost cei care au pastrat

inspired them to fight and remain               viziunea sperantei si au ramas neclintiti

steadfast in faith to show the Spirit of       in credinta, demonstrand ca Duhul lui

God can be the power of ordinary              Dumnezeu poate fi puterea oamenilor de

people.                                                  rand.

Christianity has in Christ the fulfillment of      Crestinismul are in Cristos implinirea

the promise of hope. The birth of a newborn    sperantei. Nasterea unui copil este

is always a signal of hope for the family              mereu un prilej de speranta pentru

in which he/she was born. Jesus as the              familia in care s-a nascut. Isus Fiul

Son of God, and as an intrinsic part of                lui Dumnezeu si parte intrinseca a lui

God, was the way of giving radical                     Dumnezeu a fost modul de a conferi

substance to the notion that every human          substanta notiunii ca fiecare om

being is created in the image of God. For      este creat in asemanarea lui Dumnezeu.
God to come on earth, bring a holy              Dumnezeu a venit pe pamant, sa aduca

message of love and salvation, and then          mesajul sfant al dragostei si mantuirii,

to die as ransom for sinners and be                 apoi a murit pentru rascumpararea

resurrected to show Himself and to come         pacatosilor, pentru a invia si intoarce

back at some future date was and is the most   in viitor, acesta ramane miracolul

beautiful miracle of hope for this world.        cel mai frumos al sperantei acestei lumi.

There are good reasons to not mush           Sunt motive bune pentru care

together these separate holidays.               pastram distictie intre aceste sarbatori.

As we celebrate God this holiday season,          Sarbatorind pe Dumnezeu in aceasta
let us remain alert and resist the allure             perioada, sa veghem si sa nu cadem
and the seductive charm of the material           prada charmului seducator ale acestei
world and its capacity to reduce all                 lumii, care reduce totul la dragostea
reality and all loving to the consumption           pentru lucruri materiale si la
of "things," and instead return to the               consumerism, ci sa ne intoarcem la
Truth, the Word of God. May He search      Adevar, la Cuvantul lui Dumnezeu. EL sa
our hearts this season and always.          ne cerceteze inimile acum si intotdeauna.




 Sarbatorind lumina dragostei lui Dumnezeu impreuna cu cei dragi - la Kay acasa



from Kay's backyard

cu noii prieteni din Myanmar - femeile din grupul de alfabetizare