Pope Francis: Faced with the dramas of the world, nothing is impossible for God

Pope Francis explained 3 methods to work for peace in a message addressed to young people participating in the meeting titled “Instruments of Peace”, which takes place in Scala, Italy.

The Holy Father affirmed that peace is “the urgency that we are experiencing in the face of wars and the many people who lose their lives every day, children, the elderly, young people, men and women.”

“Jesus lives and wants you alive! Without peace there is no life. There is only death and destruction,” he lamented. Therefore, he explained 3 ways to become instruments of peace:

1. Fill your day with gestures of peace

First of all, the Holy Father invited the young people to fill their day with gestures of peace and pointed out that the meeting in Scala can be an opportunity to deepen the path of solidarity and dialogue initiated by Blessed Fra Gerardo Sasso, founder and first Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of Malta.

The Pontiff recalled that, in times of war, he created the first interreligious hospital in Jerusalem, around the year 1100.

“By following his example, you too can build bridges of friendship and mutual solidarity. Illuminate each hour of your day with a gesture of peace: a gesture of service, of tenderness, of forgiveness,” she commented.

2. Pray with your heart for peace

When we feel helpless in the face of the drama on the world stage, Pope Francis continued, let us remember that “nothing is impossible for God.”

The Holy Father stated that “we have a very effective weapon, which is prayer. Let’s use it. Let us pray more for peace, so that it comes soon.”

“Let us invoke her with faith and trust. Let us commit ourselves daily to personal prayer for peace. Let us gather to share moments of Eucharistic adoration before the Lord, King of Peace,” she encouraged the young people.

3. Let us live as pilgrims of hope

Pope Francis encouraged young people to have courage and not get tired “of dreaming of just peace and fraternity, because this is also the dream of the Father: that his children be united and happy, recognizing us all as brothers.”

“Look beyond the night! Do not give in to the idea that war can solve problems and lead to peace,” she exclaimed.

For Pope Francis, war is always a defeat, “a shameful surrender to the forces of evil.”

“Let us remember all the victims, whom we must never forget, and may this memory open us concretely to finding a path of reconciliation in the present,” he concluded.