His Holiness Pope Francis to youth of the Holy Land: Look to the horizon!
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In a message to the Christian Media Center, His Holiness Pope Francis speaks to the young people of Bethlehem and the Holy Land, urging them to remain faithful to their roots in the land where Jesus was born and to always look to the horizon.
By Christopher Wells
In the face of sufferings, made worse in these days by the coronavirus pandemic, His Holiness Pope Francis has invited the young people of the Holy Land to “Look ahead! Look to the horizon.”
The Holy Father took the opportunity to speak with the youth in a video message recorded earlier this month during his visit to Cyprus. “I am close to you, on the other shore,” he said, assuring them that they are constantly in his thoughts.
A promise that never disappoints
He recognized that, “at times, you do not know what to do, at times you think that there is no future there and that is why you meditate on emigrating elsewhere.” But he encouraged them to not allow themselves “to be taken in by these negative thoughts.”
“Look ahead, look at the horizon! There is always a horizon in life . . . There is always promise beyond, and when the promise is guaranteed by the word of God, it never disappoints.”
When confronted with difficulties, he said, we have two options: we can lower our gaze, or we can look to the horizon. “Try to look to the horizon!” Pope Francis repeated. “There is always promise beyond,” he continued, adding that “when the promise is guaranteed by the word of God, it never disappoints” …
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