The Secret Of Christian Living

We Must Avoid The Spiritual Disease Of The Church That Can Become Self-referential: When This Happens, The Church Itself Becomes Sick. It’s True That Accidents Can Happen When You Go Out Into The Street, As Can Happen To Any Man Or Woman. But If The Church Remains Closed Onto Itself, Self-referential, It Grows Old. Between A Church That Goes Into The Street And Gets Into An Accident And A Church That Is Sick With Self-referentiality, I Have No Doubts In Preferring The First.

If The Christian Is A Restorationist, A Legalist, If He Wants Everything Clear And Safe, Then He Will Find Nothing. Tradition And Memory Of The Past Must Help Us To Have The Courage To Open Up New Areas To God.

Let's Return To Our First Love, In Order To Receive The Fire Which Jesus Has Kindled In The World And To Bring That Fire To All People, To The Very Ends Of The Earth.

During My Visit To The Philippines, I Wanted In A Particular Way To Meet With Young People, To Listen To You And To Talk To You. I Want To Express The Love And The Hopes Of The Church For You. And I Want To Encourage You As Christian Citizens Of This Country To Offer Yourselves Passionately And Honestly To The Great Work Of Renewing Your Society And Helping To Build A Better World.

Poverty Is Part Of The Natural Condition And That Is Bad Enough. But My Task Is To Prevent The Aggravation Of This Condition.