God has done
everything; he has done the impossible: he was made flesh. His all-powerful love
has accomplished something which surpasses all human understanding: the Infinite
has become a child, has entered the human family. And yet, this same God cannot
enter my heart unless I open the door to him. Porta fidei! The door of
faith! We could be frightened by this, our inverse omnipotence. This human
ability to be closed to God can make us fearful. But see the reality which
chases away this gloomy thought, the hope that conquers fear: truth has
sprung up! God is born! “The earth has yielded its fruits” (Ps
67:7). Yes, there is a good earth, a healthy earth, an earth freed of all
selfishness and all lack of openness. In this world there is a good soil which
God has prepared, that he might come to dwell among us. A dwelling place for
his presence in the world. This good earth exists, and today too, in 2012, from
this earth truth has sprung up! Consequently, there is hope in the world, a
hope in which we can trust, even at the most difficult times and in the most
difficult situations. Truth has sprung up, bringing kindness, justice and
peace.
-the Urbi et Orbi message
12/27/2012
On earth as it is in heaven
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