Aimer Saint Joseph
Du déjà vu ou du jamais vu?
Comme moi, vous essayez de comprendre... J'étais dans le centre ville de Lyon pendant que les casseurs agissaient en toute impunité. Sortant de la bibliothèque calme et silencieuse et n'ayant rien anticipé, j'ai débarqué dans des scènes lunaires : les badauds comme moi ne réalisaient pas le danger et une sorte de tourisme involontaire et bon enfant côtoyait une violence de guérilla. Je devais traverser tout le centre pour rentrer chez moi : ponts fermés, odeur âcre des lacrymogène, mouvements de jeunes encagoulés tous vêtus de noir moulant (ont-ils reçu un mot d'ordre jusqu'à la tenue pratique?), certains avec des battes de baseball... Je revois l'image fugace d'un jeune avec son baluchon de pilleur. Froide, sans état d'âme, et même sans excitation, son expression était aussi zombie que le reste. Jadis, la révolution française produisait des êtres de violence cherchant la liberté et le pouvoir. Pas des chaussures...
Une tactique des attentats du World Trade Center adaptée à l'Europe ?
Depuis j'ai réalisé que les citoyens avaient été pris en otages, non pas dans des avions mais dans des rues : Paris, Lyon ou Milan, et dans bien d'autres centres "commerciaux", les forces de l'ordre statiques contre les troupes manipulées hyper-mobiles, pourquoi? parce que les citoyens déambulent au milieu du champ de bataille et pourraient être pris entre les tirs. Tout ceci n'est-il qu'une répétition terroriste?
Que faire? La révolution de la créativité
Je suis rentrée chez moi choquée. Quand c'est le pape qui vient, un million de personnes ne cassent rien, quand c'est... au fait, qui?
Je ne sais pas trop que faire. Je vais commencer par mon petit cercle : soutien aux associations sur le terrain, qui éduquent et encadrent les jeunes avec amour. En France, elles ne reçoivent plus de subventions, un autre casse invisible cette fois?
Créativité : et c'est ici qu'intervient saint Joseph. Sa révolution à lui, c'est la révolution " Tekton", et ,on pas technologique. Le mot grec qui le définit signifie bien plus que charpentier ou homme à tout faire. c'est l'architecte, le maître d'oeuvre qui a la vision d'ensemble de la reconstruction, comme dans le livre de Néhémie cité par le pape Léon dans Magnifica Humanitas.
Toute personne qui crée, qui construit, qui rénove, qui prie, qui invente de la beauté, qui bricole, qui répare, qui peint, qui accueille, qui enseigne, qui invente, qui fait des plans concrets ou des plans d'avenir, qui relie et qui encourage : voilà qui est " tekton" aujourd'hui. Il y en a beaucoup en France, une ramée de " saint Joseph", souvent équipée de Dremel et d'outils multifonctions (j'ai le mien pour tout réparer!), de livres, de savoir-faire, de réseaux amicaux et charitables, ils sont l'antidote. Je prie pour ces bâtisseurs efficaces et créatifs!
AC
Je ne sais pas trop que faire. Je vais commencer par mon petit cercle : soutien aux associations sur le terrain, qui éduquent et encadrent les jeunes avec amour. En France, elles ne reçoivent plus de subventions, un autre casse invisible cette fois?
Créativité : et c'est ici qu'intervient saint Joseph. Sa révolution à lui, c'est la révolution " Tekton", et ,on pas technologique. Le mot grec qui le définit signifie bien plus que charpentier ou homme à tout faire. c'est l'architecte, le maître d'oeuvre qui a la vision d'ensemble de la reconstruction, comme dans le livre de Néhémie cité par le pape Léon dans Magnifica Humanitas.
Toute personne qui crée, qui construit, qui rénove, qui prie, qui invente de la beauté, qui bricole, qui répare, qui peint, qui accueille, qui enseigne, qui invente, qui fait des plans concrets ou des plans d'avenir, qui relie et qui encourage : voilà qui est " tekton" aujourd'hui. Il y en a beaucoup en France, une ramée de " saint Joseph", souvent équipée de Dremel et d'outils multifonctions (j'ai le mien pour tout réparer!), de livres, de savoir-faire, de réseaux amicaux et charitables, ils sont l'antidote. Je prie pour ces bâtisseurs efficaces et créatifs!
AC
English version
Saint Joseph and France today: a different analysis of the situation
A case of déjà vu or something completely new?
Like me, you’re trying to make sense of it all… I was in Lyon city centre whilst the rioters were operating with complete impunity. Emerging from the quiet, peaceful library, having anticipated nothing, I found myself in scenes straight out of a distopia: onlookers like me didn’t realise the danger, and a sort of unintentional, good-natured tourism rubbed shoulders with guerrilla-style violence. I had to cross the whole of the city centre to get home: bridges closed, the acrid smell of tear gas, groups of hooded youths all dressed in tight-fitting black (had they even been briefed on what practical outfit to wear?), some carrying baseball bats… I can still vividly recall the fleeting image of a young man with his thief's bag. Blank, without a guilty conscience, and even without excitement, his expression was as zombie-like as the rest. In days gone by, the French Revolution produced violent individuals in search of freedom and power. Not shoes...
A tactic from the World Trade Centre attacks adapted for Europe?
Since then, I’ve realised that citizens have been taken hostage, not on flights, but on the streets: in Paris, Lyon or Milan, and in many other shopping centres, with static law enforcement forces confronted by hyper-mobile, manipulated groups.
A case of déjà vu or something completely new?
Like me, you’re trying to make sense of it all… I was in Lyon city centre whilst the rioters were operating with complete impunity. Emerging from the quiet, peaceful library, having anticipated nothing, I found myself in scenes straight out of a distopia: onlookers like me didn’t realise the danger, and a sort of unintentional, good-natured tourism rubbed shoulders with guerrilla-style violence. I had to cross the whole of the city centre to get home: bridges closed, the acrid smell of tear gas, groups of hooded youths all dressed in tight-fitting black (had they even been briefed on what practical outfit to wear?), some carrying baseball bats… I can still vividly recall the fleeting image of a young man with his thief's bag. Blank, without a guilty conscience, and even without excitement, his expression was as zombie-like as the rest. In days gone by, the French Revolution produced violent individuals in search of freedom and power. Not shoes...
A tactic from the World Trade Centre attacks adapted for Europe?
Since then, I’ve realised that citizens have been taken hostage, not on flights, but on the streets: in Paris, Lyon or Milan, and in many other shopping centres, with static law enforcement forces confronted by hyper-mobile, manipulated groups.
A tactic from the World Trade Centre attacks adapted for Europe?
Since then, I’ve realised that citizens had been taken hostage, not on aeroplanes but on the streets: in Paris, Lyon or Milan, and in many other ‘commercial’ centres, with static law enforcement forces pitted against hyper-mobile, manipulated troops – why static? Because citizens wander right in the middle of the battlefield and might be caught in the battle. Is all this terrorist training?
What can be done? The creativity revolution
I returned home in shock. When the Pope comes, a million people don’t cause any trouble; but when it’s… actually, who?
I’m not quite sure what to do. I’ll start with my own small circle: supporting local associations that educate and guide young people with love. In France, they no longer receive subsidies. Is this another form of theft, an invisible braking of the nation this time?
Since then, I’ve realised that citizens had been taken hostage, not on aeroplanes but on the streets: in Paris, Lyon or Milan, and in many other ‘commercial’ centres, with static law enforcement forces pitted against hyper-mobile, manipulated troops – why static? Because citizens wander right in the middle of the battlefield and might be caught in the battle. Is all this terrorist training?
What can be done? The creativity revolution
I returned home in shock. When the Pope comes, a million people don’t cause any trouble; but when it’s… actually, who?
I’m not quite sure what to do. I’ll start with my own small circle: supporting local associations that educate and guide young people with love. In France, they no longer receive subsidies. Is this another form of theft, an invisible braking of the nation this time?
Creativity:
This is where Saint Joseph comes in. His revolution is the ‘Tekton’ revolution – and it is not a technological one. The ancient greek word that defines him means far more than simply a carpenter or a handyman. He is the architect, the master builder who has the overall vision for the reconstruction, as in the Book of Nehemiah quoted by Pope Leo in Magnifica Humanitas.
Anyone who creates, builds, renovates, prays, devises beauty, crafts, repairs, paints, welcomes, teaches, invents, draws up concrete plans or plans for the future, connects people and offers encouragement: that is what it means to be a ‘tekton’ today. There are many of them in France – a whole army of ‘Saint Josephs’, often equipped with Dremels and multifunctional tools (I’ve got mine for fixing everything!), books, practical skills, and networks of friends and charitable organisations; they are the antidote. I pray for these builders who are both effective and creative!
AC
This is where Saint Joseph comes in. His revolution is the ‘Tekton’ revolution – and it is not a technological one. The ancient greek word that defines him means far more than simply a carpenter or a handyman. He is the architect, the master builder who has the overall vision for the reconstruction, as in the Book of Nehemiah quoted by Pope Leo in Magnifica Humanitas.
Anyone who creates, builds, renovates, prays, devises beauty, crafts, repairs, paints, welcomes, teaches, invents, draws up concrete plans or plans for the future, connects people and offers encouragement: that is what it means to be a ‘tekton’ today. There are many of them in France – a whole army of ‘Saint Josephs’, often equipped with Dremels and multifunctional tools (I’ve got mine for fixing everything!), books, practical skills, and networks of friends and charitable organisations; they are the antidote. I pray for these builders who are both effective and creative!
AC
A propos de l'opération du pape Léon et du prophète Néhémie (article also in english, see below)