Oczekiwania na progu trzeciego tysiąclecia w stosunku do kapłańskiej posługi Słowa Bożego

Abstract

The servant of the word of God who enters the third millennium cannot carry any burden of fears or anxieties. On the contrary, he is to bring joy and hope into the new century, for there are many signs of hope at the moment. One has to unveil them and bring them close to people who run blindly towards material well-being, and neglect their spirit. Consequently, the third millennium needs a new evangelization in which the ministry of the word of God will play an indispensable role. The preacher of today and of tomorrow has at his disposal the same sources of preaching as his predecessors had. While using them, however, he must learn the real circumstances of life and culture in which his listeners live. Thereby he will avoid preaching abstract things, or speaking to anonymous listeners. He will talk to concrete people who live here and now. Furthermore, he should speak in an attractive and interesting manner, using a proper, beautiful and comprehensible language. There has always been and is at present the need for the testimony of life, hence prayer and personal relationship with Christ – the Everlasting Word which has became flesh are indispensable.