PASTORAL "BLUSUKAN" AS A MANIFESTATION OF INCARNATION THEOLOGY: IN THE CONTEXT OF PURWOKERTO DIOCESE

The term incarnation is used to illustrate how God humbled Godself by tranforming Himself into a human being like the believers so they can comprehend the Kingdom of God. As Cristians, we are invited to actualize the Kingdom of God in our everyday life. We are called also to promote the Kingdom of God to all creatures especially those who are poor, hungry, and suffering. “Blusukan”1 as an activity conducted by a priest to go around and come in to the place that is rarely visited or not most people preferred to come is a way to realize the theology of incarnation. With this way, a priest as a shepherd meet the people and get to know them in their real situation. As Jesus - Son of God - who came among the people to save them in the incarnation, the presence of the priests through “blusukan” pastoral strategy become the spirituality of diocesan priest that was expected to answer the needs of the people so that they also experienced the salvation.