For Pope Francis, these are temptations “that disguise themselves as fidelity to tradition, but often, more than responses to the Spirit, they are reactions to personal dissatisfactions.”
However, he stressed that “pastoral creativity, being bold in the Spirit, ardent with his missionary fire, is proof of fidelity to Him” and recalled that “Jesus Christ can also break the boring schemes in which we try to enclose him and surprises us with his constant divine creativity.”
He also highlighted simplicity, precisely “because the Spirit takes us to the source, to the first announcement.”
Finally, he invited the faithful to allow themselves to be “captivated by the Holy Spirit” and to invoke him every day: “may He be the beginning of our being and our actions; “Let him be the beginning of every activity, meeting, meeting and announcement.”