The Gospel affirms a scale of values
in which God is given the first place in the human heart.

The words of the Gospel have extraordinary promises:
to anyone who gives shall be given a hundredfold
in this world and eternal life. (Mt. 19,29)

The Italian alphabet is composed of 21 letters only,
but any Italian who does not know them
will remain illiterate for ever.
The Gospel is a tiny little book,
however those who do not practice its words
remain underdeveloped Christians, so to speak.
They project an image of the Church which does not witness Christ.

What is required of Christians today is a radical evangelization
of their way of thinking, of loving, of acting, of living.

The words of the Scriptures are a presence of God.
Assimilating God’s words and practising them
makes people free, it purifies, it converts,
it brings comfort, joy, wisdom,
it produces fruitful works and generates vocations.

God’s word put into practice may also provoke persecutions.

It generates Christ in those who live it and in those around them.

(from Chiara Lubich’s writings)