Our Deepest Joy Comes From Christ: Remaining

We Face So Many Challenges In Life: Poverty, Distress, Humiliation, The Struggle For Justice, Persecutions, The Difficulty Of Daily Conversion, The Effort To Remain Faithful To Our Call To Holiness, And Many Others. But If We Open The Door To Jesus And Allow Him To Be Part Of Our Lives, If We Share Our Joys And Sorrows With Him, Then We Will Experience The Peace And Joy That Only God, Who Is Infinite Love, Can Give.

Youth Ministry, As Traditionally Organized, Has Also Suffered The Impact Of Social Changes. Young People Often Fail To Find Responses To Their Concerns, Needs, Problems And Hurts In The Usual Structures. As Adults, We Find It Hard To Listen Patiently To Them, To Appreciate Their Concerns, Demands, And To Speak To Them In A Language They Can Understand.

Throwing Away Food Is Like Stealing From The Table Of Those Who Are Poor And Hungry.

The Search For God Means Having The Courage To Set Out On A Risky Path, It Means Following Our Restless Hearts.

Let Us Encourage The Generosity Which Is Typical Of The Young And Help Them To Work Actively In Building A Better World. Youth Do Not Solely Need Material Things. Above All, They Need To Have Those Non-material Values Which Are The Spiritual Heart Of A People ... Spirituality, Generosity, Solidarity, Perseverance, Fraternity, And Joy.