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It-Tieni Riflessjoni dwar il-Mużajk fil-Knisja “tal-Erwieħ,” Ħal Tarxien
Barra l-parabbola nnifisha tal-qamħ u s-sikrana, San Mattew jirrakkuntalna kif Ġesù nnifsu jispjegaha lid-dixxipli meta jkun id-dar magħhom, mhux għax ried jaħbi t-tifsira min-nies imma proprju għax mhux kulħadd kien lest jew ried jisma’ u jilqa’ tħabbira minn fomm il-Mulej ta’ kliem l-għerf u tal-ħwejjeġ moħbija sa mit-twaqqif tad-dinja (ara Salm 28, 2; Mt 13, 35). F’din l-ispjega, barra li jispeċifika li “dak li jiżra’ ż-żerriegħa t-tajba huwa Bin il-bniedem. L-għalqa hija d-dinja; iż-żerriegħa t-tajba huma wlied is-Saltna; is-sikrana huma wlied il-Ħażin, u l-għadu li żeragħha huwa x-Xitan,” Ġesù jżid ukoll li l-parabbola tiffoka fuq il-ħsad bħala xbieha ta’ tmiem id-dinja, “u l-ħassada l-anġli” (Mt 13, 36-43).
Fil-mużajk li qegħdin inħarsu lejh fi tmiem is-sena liturġika, insibu għaxar anġli. Is-sitta ta’ taħt qegħdin jagħmlu x-xogħol marbut mal-ħsad: it-tlieta fuq il-lemin tagħna jżommu l-qatet tal-qamħ f’idejhom, filwaqt li dawk tax-xellug qegħdin jaħarqu l-ħażin—miġbur ukoll f’qatet—fil-ħuġġieġa tan-nar. Fuqhom, maġenb riġlejn Ġesù, fuq kull naħa nilmħu żewġ anġli jdoqqu t-trombi, simbolu li sew fl-Apokalissi u sew fl-Ittri Pawlini hu assoċjat mal-ġudizzju aħħari. Fil-fatt, fl-Ewwel Ittra lill-Korintin, San Pawl jikteb hekk:
Sa nħabbrilkom misteru: aħna mhux ilkoll norqdu r-raqda tal-mewt, iżda lkoll nitbiddlu, f’waqt wieħed, f’teptipa ta’ għajn, mal-aħħar tromba. Għax iddoqq it-tromba u l-mejtin iqumu biex ma jitħassrux aktar, u aħna nitbiddlu.
1 Korintin 15, 51-52
Bħal fil-ġrajja tal-waqgħa tal-belt ta’ Ġeriko mad-daqq tat-trombi u l-għajjat tal-poplu, kif insibu fil-Ktieb ta’ Ġożwè, hekk ukoll it-tmiem inawgurat bid-daqq tat-trombi jheżżeż ir-realtà kif nafuha aħna, iwaqqa’ s-swar kollha, jiftaħ beraħ il-bibien, u hekk dawk li ġew magħmulin ġusti minn Alla permezz tat-taħbit tagħhom fuq l-art, huma jidħlu f’Ġerusalemm tas-sema magħmula minn “deheb fin, ċar bħall-ħġieġ” (Apok 21, 18)—kif naraw tant tajjeb fil-mużajk—u li “il-bibien tagħha ma jingħalqux binhar, għax lejl hemmhekk ma jkunx hemm” (Apok 21, 25)—lanqas l-iljieli maħkuma mill-ħażin li jiżra’ s-sikrana.
Din il-viżjoni tirrifletti wkoll kif jeħtieġ li tissara biex tkun il-Knisja fuq l-art … Knisja magħmula minna lkoll l-imgħammdin fi Kristu. Kif qed tħalli lilek innifsek tiddawwal mid-dija tas-sema? Kif se tħalli d-dija tas-sema tiddi iktar mill-ħarsa ta’ għajnejk u l-kelma ta’ fommok?
