The people of Jesus’s day he a hard time figuring him out. They compared him to the other prophets of
Ancient Israel. They judged him
according to their preconceived ideas and their expectations. It takes us a lifetime to figure out our own faith and our relationship with
Jesus as well.
We grow in our faith and in our relationship with God over time. And we discover more about him in the reality
of our daily lives as well. I look at Pope Francis and how his words have touched so many different
people. It is through his compassion,
his humility, his words of welcome to all to our faith. In fact, I have seen in recent days how some
of the harshest critics of the Church in the media have welcomed Pope Francis’
very compassionate approach to our faith.
The pope is very direct and honest in what he says; he in no way is
abandoning the teachings of the Church, but is presenting them in very
realistic, human, and compassionate terms. To figure out Jesus, perhaps we need to look at him in different ways, We need to continue to study him and grow in
our relationship with him, to grow in our relationship with our brothers and
sisters in the faith as well. It is going to be interesting in the coming months to see what Pope Francis
will be saying. Our interactions and
encounters with the person of Jesus who is at the heart of our faith will
continue to grow and expand if we continue to stay engaged and if we continue to
get to know him.
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