Saturday, April 05, 2008

I came across this quote...

...from the Holy Father and I love it.

"The generally prevailing idea is that Christians have to observe an immense number of commandments, prohibitions, precepts, and other such restrictions, so that Christianity is a heavy and oppressive way of living, and it would therefore be more liberating to live without all these burdens. But I would like to make it clear that to be sustained by this great Love and God’s sublime revelation is not a burden, but rather a set of wings – that it is truly beautiful to be a Christian. It is an experience that gives us room to breathe and move, but most of all, it places us within a community since, as Christians, we are never alone: first of all, there is God, who is always with us; secondly, we are always forming a great community among ourselves: a community of people together on a journey, a community with a project for the future. All of this means that we are empowered to live a life worth living. This is the joy of being a Christian; that it is beautiful and right to believe!”

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What lovely words! I was struggling to find a short reading for our weekly Parish Prayer Group. No need to look any further. Many thanks, Joanna!

Anonymous said...

a lovely quote
thank you

Elise B. said...

A beautiful quote. Could you please let us know the source? Thank you.
Elise B.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for this beautiful quote. Could you please let us know the source?