EDITORIAL

James Woody

Translation Louise Thunin

To the question, « What should we die for ? », Biblical texts are able to substitute the question « What should we live for ? » By presenting situations where people can no longer cope with the world as it is or with their lives as they must bear them, the Gospel shows us the religion of Jesus to be a possibility of reforming, in depth, our perception of daily life and of the place we no longer occupy in society.

Moreover, it is when we supply answers to the « What should we live for ? » queries addressed to us, that we can cut down on the failure that leads to multiple forms of violence. It is then that we can put an end to the frustration of not knowing who we are, of not knowing where to exercize our talents or even what our talents are… That is what our founding texts attempt, whether they focus on Elijah, who thinks he’s reached the end of his life, or on Job’s complaint, or on the man who always gets bypassed and never attains his goal (John 5 :7).

Condemning violence and terrorism is not enough. Tracking down the recruitment networks is not enough. Neutralizing all suspects is not enough. Religions produce alternatives in the field of reasons for being by reminding people that faith is our capacity to agree that life has ultimate meaning, that faith leads to an understanding of human beings in a way that expresses our identity and our relationships with others. It is up to each believer to take responsability by projecting around himself or herself the call to life that resounds all throughout the Bible, by providing food for hope and real reasons for commitment to a fairer, more fraternal, more joyful life. That is what announcing salvation could be like today.

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