My notes from Pere Noe's sermon on Sunday, November 11, 2012 after severe flooding in Cap Haitien:
"This week we saw the water come down. We saw people die. But we also saw solidarity....Human beings are fragile, our lives can be snuffed out in a moment like a match....As Christians we are salt and light. We need to be an example of love and solidarity – we need to follow Jesus not just with our mouths but with our actions. Jesus paid the debt for our sins by dying on the cross. He accepted suffering and death to give us life. We also must act in solidarity with people who are suffering....
1) We are light. Where we see corruption, Christians must stand up and be light....The prophets denounced injustice. We need to take up this responsibility.
2) As we live in harmony with God, and also harmony with our neighbor, we recognize that we are responsible to build up a society that reflects peace, joy.
3) As we live the Word we ask God for forgiveness for what we have done wrong – no one is without fault.
My problem is your problem. My trouble is your trouble. My tèt chaje (lit. “weighted/loaded head,” meaning stress over lots of trouble) is your tèt chaje. And as we do this we break the works of Satan."
"This week we saw the water come down. We saw people die. But we also saw solidarity....Human beings are fragile, our lives can be snuffed out in a moment like a match....As Christians we are salt and light. We need to be an example of love and solidarity – we need to follow Jesus not just with our mouths but with our actions. Jesus paid the debt for our sins by dying on the cross. He accepted suffering and death to give us life. We also must act in solidarity with people who are suffering....
1) We are light. Where we see corruption, Christians must stand up and be light....The prophets denounced injustice. We need to take up this responsibility.
2) As we live in harmony with God, and also harmony with our neighbor, we recognize that we are responsible to build up a society that reflects peace, joy.
3) As we live the Word we ask God for forgiveness for what we have done wrong – no one is without fault.
My problem is your problem. My trouble is your trouble. My tèt chaje (lit. “weighted/loaded head,” meaning stress over lots of trouble) is your tèt chaje. And as we do this we break the works of Satan."
