Pope Francis’ latest book “Let Us Dream – Path to a better future” In the Covid crisis, the beloved shepherd of over one billion Catholics has seen the cruelty and inequity of our society more vividly exposed than ever before. He has also seen in the resilience, generosity and creativity of so many people, the means to rescue our society, economy and our planet. In direct, powerful prose, Pope Francis urges us not to let the pain be in vain.
Pope Francis outlines the problems we face, “We are born, beloved creatures of our Creator, God of love, into a world that has lived long before us. We belong to God and to one another, and we are part of creation. And from this understanding, grasped by the heart, must flow our love for each other, a love not earned or bought because all we are and have is unearned gift. “How are we persuaded otherwise? How did we become blind to the preciousness of creation and the fragility of humanity? How did we forget the gifts of God and of each other? How to explain that we live in a world where nature is suffocating, where viruses spread like wildfire and bring down our societies, where heartbreaking poverty coexists with inconceivable wealth, where entire peoples like the Rohingya are consigned to the dustheap?
“I believe that what has persuaded us is the myth of self-sufficiency, that whispering in our ears that the earth exists to be plundered; that others exist to meet our needs; that what we have earned or what we lack is what we deserve; that my reward is riches, even if that means that the fate of others will be poverty.”
Fr Mick has copies of the book for $20.