Le beau christ en actes
Louis barlet, chantal guillermain, guillermain chantal, barlet louis, guillermain chantal, barlet louis
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After inviting us to read the third Gospel while fixing our gaze on the beautiful face of Jesus of Nazareth, the authors pursue their reading of Luke's works in his its second volume, The Acts of the Apostles. In Le Beau Christ en Actes, we contemplate once more ‘the beauty of Christ at work, the beautiful actions of Christ' in the events following the ascension, from Jerusalem to Rome. Whether it is Peter who is taking action, or Paul, Stephen or Philip, they always do so under the influence of the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, it is Jesus himself who carries out his work through them. Each apostle and witness to Christ is led in turn to take an initiative, adopt an attitude, in fidelity to what Jesus has undergone, confidant that they are the bearers of his presence. Read from this angle, the book of the Acts of the Apostles will serve to stimulate our capacity to invent, with the same boldness and freedom, the nature of our presence and actions, we who are Christ's standard-bearers in today's world. And with the confidence that the Beautiful Christ we admire is ever working through us, even if, like the disciples at Emmaus, our eyes are ‘prevented from recognising him'.