In his 11 years in the papacy, the Argentinian has shown us all the importance of bringing people with us through kind words and deedsIn his simple and unassuming ways, Pope Francis is encouraging us
to walk in the footsteps of Christ, respecting humanity,will be 88 in December. He was elected pope on March 13th, 2013. It’s difficult to believe he has been in the job 11 years. In that time he has done a great deal to give thea new image, a new sense of openness. The moment he compared the church to a field hospital I felt I could listen to this man. Here is someone who lives in the real world.
In the Gospel Jesus tells his friends: “I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me”. But he assures his listeners that there are others outside their circle who listen to his voice, and he is also their “good shepherd”. My first reaction was one of annoyance. How alienating they were. Imagine walking into a church to be greeted by a warning. The biblical quotation is out of context because the following sentence in the passage from St Luke goes: “But you have turned it into a robbers’ den.”
The good shepherd, who knows his sheep and in turn the sheep who know him, is an exemplar of great warmth, love and trust. People flourish and grow in an environment where they feel and know they are respected and loved. The medics working in the field hospital, or anywhere, will always do the most effective job of work when they build a positive and close relationship with those they are attempting to heal. The same applies in other walks of life.
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