Pope Francis at Santa Marta: Build life with Christ, not on false appearances
Dec 5,2019
During his homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis speaks of Jesus, when He says Christians must put their trust in the Lord, not base their lives on appearances.
POPE FRANCIS
“The Rock. That’s what the Lord is. Those who entrust themselves to the Lord will always remain safe, because their foundations are sunk into the Rock. That’s what Jesus says in the Gospel. He speaks about a wise man who built his house on rock, that is, on trust in the Lord and on serious things. And this trust is a noble thing, because the foundation of this building of our lives is sure and strong.”
The pope urges Christians to convert their lives so they do not crumble away without faith.
SUMMARY OF POPE’S HOMILY:
Source: Vatican News
The Rock. That’s what the Lord is. Those who entrust themselves to the Lord will always remain safe, because their foundations are sunk into the Rock. That’s what Jesus says in the Gospel. He speaks about a wise man who built his house on rock, that is, on trust in the Lord and on serious things. And this trust is a noble thing, because the foundation of this building of our lives is sure and strong.
Even in our own lives, it can happen when my foundations are not strong. The storm comes – and we all have storms in our lives, all of us – and we are unable to stand firm. Many say: “No, I’ll change my life.’”They think making life changes is like putting on makeup. Changing my life requires changing the foundations of my life, that is, finding the Rock that is Christ. “I would like to renovate this building because it’s extremely ugly, so I would like to make it a little more beautiful and strengthen the foundation.” But if all I do is put on makeup, then things won’t go far; it will fall. Christian life falls when based on appearances.
We cannot build our lives on passing things, on appearances, on acting like everything is going fine. We go to the rock, where our salvation awaits. And there we will all – each one of us – be happy.
Rachel Dobrzynski
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A Christian Life Founded on Appearances Collapses, Says Pope at Santa Marta
It Must Be Founded on the Rock that Is the Lord
A Christian life founded on appearances collapses when a storm comes, warned Pope Francis, during the celebration of Mass at Casa Santa Marta on December 5, 2019.
Commenting on the Gospel of the day (Matthew 7:21.24-27) where Jesus compares the foreseeing man who built his house on a rock and the foolish man who built his on sand, the Holy Father reflected on “wisdom and weakness.”
The Lord is the rock, he affirmed. “He who entrusts himself to the Lord will always be secure, because his foundations are on the rock. It’s what Jesus says in the Gospel. He speaks of a wise man that built his home on a rock, namely, on trust in the Lord, on serious things. This trust is a noble material, because the foundations of this construction of our life are solid, strong.”
As to the foolish man who preferred the sand: “Our life can also be like that, when my foundations aren’t strong,” he observed. “The storm arrives — and we all have storms in our life, all of us, from the Pope to the last, all — and we can’t endure.
To those that think “that to change life means to turn to makeup,” the Pope retorts: “to change life is to change the foundations of one’s life, setting them on the rock that is Jesus. “I would like to restore this construction, this palace, because it’s very ugly and I would like to embellish it a bit and consolidate its foundations.” However, if I just redo the makeup . . . it will fall. With appearances, life collapses,” he stressed.
‘We cannot build our life on passing things, on appearances, on the fact of making it seem that everything is going well. Let’s go to the rock, where our salvation is. And there, we will all be happy,” concluded the Holy Father.
Read the source: https://zenit.org/articles/a-christian-life-founded-on-appearances-collapses-says-pope-at-santa-marta/
