Combattere il bullismo omofobico imparando a “non giudicare” (Lc 7:36-7)
Testo* per combattere l’omofobia nelle scuole cattoliche tratto da “Made in God’s Image“** pubblicato dal Servizio per l’Educazione Cattolica della Conferenza Episcopale di Inghilterra e Galles (Gran Bretagna) nel maggio 2017, liberamente tradotto da Giacomo Tessaro
Lezione 3: Riflessione sul Vangelo
Titolo: Giudicare gli altri
Obiettivi: al termine della lezione, gli studenti
– avranno riflettuto su cosa significa essere giudicati;
– avranno compreso meglio il messaggio evangelico di amore e perdono, opposto al giudizio e alla condanna;
– avranno riflettuto sui loro atteggiamenti nei confronti degli altri.
Materiali: il passo evangelico Luca 7:36-7, la meditazione evangelica della CAFOD [The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development, associazione cattolica britannica di beneficenza, n.d.t.], delle candele.
Riassunto della lezione
Un’opportunità, per gli studenti, di riflettere e meditare sul comportamento di Gesù nei confronti di chi era considerato emarginato dalla società.
La lezione in dettaglio
Introduzione
Referring to the previous lessons, highlighted Jesus' behavior towards those who were considered marginalized by society. I underline the fact that Jesus did not judge anyone, rather he welcomed anyone, even if his attitude was often disapproved of people.
Jesus and the prostitute
Before reading this step, explain to the class that normally a servant washed his feet to the guests. In this story, the woman of "bad reputation" should have been driven out, yet here she is the servant to Jesus. Explained to the students who will take part in a meditation/reflection on this story.
Reflection (adaptation of the document "Rediscovering mercy in our world", published by Cafod. On the Cafod site You can find a more extensive reflection and other excellent materials for the jubilee of mercy)
Explain that reflection is not found in the Gospel, but it is an interpretation of what the woman may have thought about when she approached Jesus. Students must have time to think of the questions you ask them. They can then write the answers, which will be placed in a saucer in the center of the classroom with a sign that reads: "A [name], I'm sorry for all the times I ...".
In plenary
Clarify the fact that our judgments can hurt others. To be "like Christ" we have to fight against those who judge others. Explained how the Fariseo of the story is so busy to emphasize that Jesus is wrong to completely forget for forgiveness.
Judge others, reflection on the Gospel
During the penitential mass of 12 March 2015 in the Basilica of St. Peter, Pope Francis announced his intention to call an extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, inviting all the followers of Christ to become "Missionaries of Mercy". Archbishop Rino Fisichella said that the motto of the Jubilee ("Merciful like the Father") "[CI] proposes to live the mercy on the example of the father who asks not to judge and not condemn, but to forgive and give love and forgiveness without measure".
Throughout the New Testament it is shown how Christ is the high model of love (caritas), of mercy and solidarity with those who live on the margins and with all humanity. For us Christians it is the relationship with Christ that inspires love for others and the action for denied justice: "Love -" Caritas " - is an extraordinary force, which pushes people to engage with courage and generosity in the field of justice and peace" (Benedict XVI, Caritas In Veritate, n ° 1).
Read the following evangelical step
Jesus, the woman and the Pharisee (Luke 7: 36-40.44-47)
One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered the Fariseo house and put himself at the table. And here is a woman, a sinner of that city, known that she was in the Fariseo house, came with a jar of fragrant oil; and stopped behind he got rid of him crying at the foot of him and began to wet them with tears, then dried them with his hair, kissed them and sprinkled them with fragrant oil.
At that view the Fariseo who had invited him thought to himself. "If he was a prophet, he would know who and what kind of woman is the one who touches him: he is a sinner". Jesus then said to him: "Simone, I have one thing to tell you." And he: "Master, of 'pure».
And turning to the woman, he said to Simone: "Do you see this woman? I entered your home and you didn't give me the water for the feet; Instead she wet my feet with tears and dried them with her hair. You didn't give me a kiss, instead she since I entered has not ceased to kiss my feet. You didn't sprinkle the head of fragrant oil, but she sprinkled my feet with a perfume. This is why I tell you: her many sins are forgiven, since she has loved much. Instead what you forgive little, loves little ».
Invite everyone to sit comfortably and tell them to prepare to meditate on the Word of God. The story is told from the woman's point of view and invite listeners to an emotional involvement with the experience of the "mercy". Read meditation slowly, with many breaks, to allow students to imagine the scene.
Touched by mercy: meditation from the point of view of women based on Luca 7: 36-40.44-47 (adaptation from "Rediscovering mercy in our world", published by Cafod)
(A head of the law)
Close your eyes, relax your shoulders, try to pay attention to the sounds around you and let them go. Dissolve with your breath all the tensions in your body and, when you are ready, gently enter the story of the story, imagine yourself as you see and live what you saw and lived the woman that day:
I still don't know what brought me here ...
I heard the people who spoke ...
"It's here ... in the city ... in the Fariseo house!"
It's here ... it's here ... it's here ... somehow these words
They made their way through emptiness, even in my heart ...
"It's here ..."
An impulse put me on the way that day.
My hands tightened the alabaster vase ... I felt heavy guilt at every step ...
Despair ... the doubt ... "Go back ... does not want to see you ... Imagine, after what you did!".
But I couldn't go back anymore.
The entrance door appeared to me black ... I peeked inside, nobody saw me ...
my heart beat me ... the bones cried me out ...
I pointed my eyes to the light in the center ... a candle that trembled, with his kind light and the shadows he projected ...
The low murmur of the conversation ... little by little I focus on the forms ...
And here it is there!
... as if he warned my presence, he looked up and his eyes met mine.
I looked away, I was agitated and embarrassed.
... I retained my breath ... nothing had prepared me for that look ...
... deep in me I felt the dense of remorse and shame for how I was,
For what I had lost, for what I had seen and lived during my wasted life.
At that moment I could have left ...
I could have run away, but the same impulse that brought me to that house took me to him ...
Until I found it at the side and I flooded his feet of tears ...
Then I wiped them with my hair, like wanting to wipe out my shame ...
I kissed them ... and bless them with oil ...
I looked towards him, waiting for his judgment ...
The judgment I had heard many times from the Sant'Uomini of this city ..
The harsh words of reproach ... but I didn't hear anyone, not from him ...
... not even a question ...
... only that look ... that pierced tears to get to my broken heart ...
up to the person who are ... the person I would like to be ...
... I have nothing more to offer ... no tears ... the alabaster vase is now at his feet, empty ...
But my heart is full ... completely ... open ...
greased with the medicinal chrism of mercy and compassion ...
Some moments of silence. When you are ready, leave slowly from the scene.
What about my personal story?
When did I judge the others unfairly? (Break)
When did the others judge me unfairly? (Break)
When I met compassion, how did the woman done? (Break)
When did I reply with compassion? (Break)
In which areas of my life do I need compassion? (Break)
What prevents me from receiving compassion? (Break)
What prevents me from being compassionate? (Break)
Some moments of silence for personal reflection, then meditation is given.
Still pay attention to the breath ... be aware of your emotions ... be aware of having returned to this classroom. When you are ready, open your eyes.
In groups, listen to or sing the hymn "O Lord makes me a tool".
Pray together:
We received eyes to see and ears to listen.
We received languages ... to speak for the innocent ... and the culprit,
To praise, encourage and support,
To proclaim, in time and out of time, that new one that is the good news.
We received hands to reach and support those who are afraid,
To protect the weak and raise those who fell,
To embrace those who are dying,
To share burdens and dry tears ...
To build, not to demolish,
To beat the embers, not to turn off the smoky lucignolo,
To bless, not to hit,
To donate, not to deny.
We received minds to judge ... ourselves, not the others,
situations, not the reasons,
To seek solutions, non -excuses, justice, non -expedients,
To discern the essentials from what is only desirable,
The good good and the least good from the bad ...
We received hearts to hear,
To interpret the meanings that hide behind the words,
To open the doors closed by despair,
To discover the best in others and free him,
To understand and forgive ... or simply to forgive ...
To comfort those who suffer, to love and, with love, heal scars.
We have received all these things because who is around us
It can never doubt or forget the presence of God in the midst of them;
that in our touch, in our words and actions
God can touch, speak and act
And the others, in turn, can warn the presence of God when we pass by them,
and that by seeing us they can understand, without effort,
that they too can capture a particle of God.
* The biblical steps are taken from the Bible of Jerusalem/CEI.
** For teachers of Catholic schools in England and Wales, in 2017, a new manual on how to fight homophobia and bifia, which offers practical advice on how to prevent and stop the homophobic bullying of students in Catholic schools. The document, entitled Made in God's Image: Challeuring Homophobic and Biiphobic Bullying in Catholic Schools(Made in the image of God: prevent homophobic and bifobic bullying in Catholic schools) It was produced by the Catholic education service (Catholic Education Service) of the Catholic Episcopal Conference (Catholic Bishops' Conference) of England and Wales with the support of St. Mary's University of Twickenham.
Original text: Made in God's image. Challeuring Homophobic and Biphobic Bullying in Catholic Schools
