Sunday, June 30 : Saint John-Paul II

Christ goes into the house where the young girl is to be found, takes her by the hand and says: “Little girl, I say to you, arise!”… My dear young people, the world has need of your personal response to the Master’s word of life: “I say to you, arise!” We see how Jesus comes to meet humanity in the most difficult and painful of situations. The miracle performed in Jairus’ house shows us his power over evil. He is the Lord of life, conqueror over death… But we cannot forget that, according to the teaching of our faith, the primary cause of evil, sickness and even of death, is sin in all its forms. In the heart of each one of us is hidden this sickness, which affects all of us: the personal sin that buries itself more and more in our consciences insofar as the sense of God is lost. Yes, dear young people, take care not to let the sense of God weaken in you. We cannot overcome evil with good if we do not have this sense of God, of his action and presence inviting us always to put the stakes on grace, on life, against sin, against death. The fate of humanity is in the balance… From this it follows that we have to see the social implications of sin if we are to build a world worthy of humankind. There are certain social ills that create a real “communion of sin” because, along with the soul, they bring down the Church and, in a certain sense, the whole world… Dear young people, fight the good fight of faith (1Tim 6,12) for the dignity of humanity, for the dignity of love, for a life that is noble, a life of the children of God. To overcome sin to assist God’s forgiveness is a form of healing, a form of resurrection. Do not be afraid of the demands of Christ’s love. To the contrary, fear faint-heartedness, superficiality, seeking your own interests, egoism, everything that can silence Christ’s voice which, addressing each one of us, says: “I say to you, arise!”

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