From comments made to US Bishops
"People today need to be reminded of the ultimate purpose of their lives. They need to recognize that implanted within them is a deep thirst for God. They need to be given opportunities to drink from the wells of his infinite love. It is easy to be entranced by the almost unlimited possibilities that science and technology place before us; it is easy to make the mistake of thinking we can obtain by our own efforts the fulfillment of our deepest needs. This is an illusion. Without God, who alone bestows upon us what we by ourselves cannot attain (cf. Spe Salvi, 31), our lives are ultimately empty. People need to be constantly reminded to cultivate a relationship with him who came that we might have life in abundance (cf. Jn 10:10). The goal of all our pastoral and catechetical work, the object of our preaching, and the focus of our sacramental ministry should be to help people establish and nurture that living relationship with “Christ Jesus, our hope” (1 Tim 1:1)."
Let us pray with our Holy Father for the bishops of the Church in the United States, that they will continue to give to all the faithful, and especially the priests of our Church, the fruit of their deep and personal relationship with Jesus. Through the example of faithful, generous and courageous bishops, may many come to realize that Jesus asks us to leave everything and to follow Him because He alone satisfies the deepest longing of our hearts. Those who have Jesus lack nothing, so may our bishops not be known simply for condemning the world, which they must do, but also for what they offer in return, the hope that comes from the presence of Jesus in their lives, through the working of the Holy Spirit!
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