Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit.
Interpretation
This quote encourages individuals to actively share their beliefs and experiences with others, embodying the principles they advocate.
Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of personal engagement and testimony in sharing one's faith. He advocates for going beyond mere words, urging individuals to embody their beliefs through actions, fostering connections with others, and living in a way that reflects their spiritual convictions.
In practice
During a community service event, one might use this quote to inspire volunteers.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice
We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others. But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will experience the peace and joy that only God, who is infinite love, can give.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
This Christmas may we be consistent in living the Gospel, welcoming Jesus into the centre of our lives.
I will not seek, and I will not accept the nomination of my party for another term as your president.
A leader has to show the face his team needs to see.
Never ask your employees to do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself.
The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.
I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career.
Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling of contentment with the status quo.
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