Unity and Jesus Forsaken<br/><br/>
We all find it a pity that Fr. Huang decided to leave the Chinese Martyrs Catholic Church.  I respect his personal decision and I will pray for him.  I wish that he will find peace and happiness wherever he goes.<br/><br/>
I participated in a spiritual gathering in Rome from January 10 to 13.  There were over 800 priests present.  Most of them came from European countries.  The theme of the meeting was the relationship between ‘unity’ and ‘the forsaken Jesus’.  The will of Jesus is clearly seen when He prayed in the Cenacle, ‘that they may all be one!’  However, for the peace and happiness of mankind, He was willing to give up everything, not only with His physical life, but with His spiritual life.  He experienced the pain of being forsaken by His father.   On the cross, He cried out loudly ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’<br/><br/>
When we are down and blue, or when we cannot find the way out, please do not forget that it is not the end of the world as Jesus had already experienced all these sufferings before.  He sacrificed everything just because of His love for us.  We can also put all our suffering, disappointment, doubts and darkness in Jesus’ hand, to start a new beginning; to live in love and also live up to God’s will.  When we wilfully not to live only for ourselves, then we can experience the true freedom within.  When we have sinned against God, we should come to His cross, to taste the great mercy and love of Christ; He is willing to sacrifice His life for the redemption of our sins.