Today is Palm Sunday and let us try to live the following words:
…
we too welcomed Jesus; we too expressed our joy at accompanying him, at knowing
him to be close, present in us and among us as a friend, a brother, and also as
a King: that is, a shining beacon for our lives.
And here the first word that
comes to mind is “joy!” Do not be men and women of sadness: a Christian can
never be sad! Never give way to discouragement!
Ours is not a joy that comes
from having many possessions, but from having encountered a Person: Jesus, from
knowing that with him we are never alone, even at difficult moments, even when
our life’s journey comes up against problems and obstacles that seem
insurmountable, and there are so many of them!
We accompany, we follow Jesus,
but above all we know that he accompanies us and carries us on his shoulders.
This is our joy, this is the hope that we must bring to this world of ours.
Let
us bring the joy of the faith to everyone!
- taken from Pope Francis' Palm Sunday Homily
My new mantras
- Bringing up the joy of the faith to everyone.
- Never give way to discouragement.
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