{"id":111522,"date":"2015-01-26T20:13:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T19:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vincentians.com\/?p=111522"},"modified":"2016-07-11T07:30:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T05:30:32","slug":"fourth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-jose-antonio-pagola-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vincentians.com\/en\/fourth-sunday-in-ordinary-time-jose-antonio-pagola-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Jos\u00e9 Antonio Pagola)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>A new teaching<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The episode is surprising and breath-taking. It takes place in the \u201csynagogue,\u201d the place where the Law is officially taught and interpreted by authorized teachers. It happens on the \u201cSabbath,\u201d the day when practicing Jews come together to listen to the commentary of their leaders. It is in this framework that Jesus begins to \u201cteach\u201d for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is said about the content of his words. This is not what is of interest here, but rather the impact that his intervention produces. Jesus provokes astonishment and admiration. The people pick up something special in him that they do not find in their religious teachers: Jesus <em>teaches them as one having authority not as the scribes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The scribes teach in the name of their institution. They hold to their traditions. They quote time and again distinguished teachers from the past. Their authority stems from their function of interpreting the Law officially. Jesus\u2019 authority is different. It does not come from any institution. It is not based on tradition. It has another source. It is full of God\u2019s life-giving Spirit.<\/p>\n<p>They are going to verify this very soon. Unexpectedly, a possessed man interrupts his teaching with shouting. He cannot bear the teaching. He is frightened: <em>Have you come to destroy us? <\/em> That man felt fine listening to the scribes\u2019 teaching. Why does he feel threatened now?<\/p>\n<p>Jesus does not come to destroy anyone. His authority lies precisely in giving life to people. His teaching humanizes and frees from enslavements. His words are an invitation to trust in God. His message is the best news that interiorly tortured man could hear. When Jesus heals him, the people exclaim: <em>What is this? <em>A new teaching with authority<\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Polls indicate that the Church\u2019 word is losing authority and credibility. It is not enough to speak authoritatively to announce the Good News of God. It is not sufficient to transmit tradition correctly to open hearts to the joy of the faith. What we urgently need is <strong>a new teaching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We are not \u201cscribes,\u201d but rather Jesus\u2019 disciples. We have to communicate his message, not our traditions. We must teach by healing lives, not instructing minds. 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