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Friday, November 22, 2013

Attract the tenderness of the Father


“In these times of suffering, never tire of asking why, because you will attract the tenderness of the Father... We cannot explain why things like this happen; there are so many things we cannot explain. When children start to grow up they don’t understand and ask their mums and dads so many questions. Psychologists call it the “why age”, they don’t wait to hear the answer but continue with other questions. Children need to feel their parent’s love and attention in that phase of insecurity they need the eyes and hearts of their parents... In these times of suffering, never tire of asking why, because you will attract the tenderness of the Father and his attention, just as children do when they ask “why”...In these times of suffering prayer is of even more help."

Pope Francis, Address to the Filipino community on the occasion of the blessing of the mural of 
Saint Pedro Calungsod, 21 November 2013

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