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What Pope Francis Taught Me About Poverty, Healing and God’s Saving Love
Pope Francis and the healing presence of Jesus
Pope Francis visited the Philippines from January 15 to 19, 2015. He visited both Manila and Leyte. During this time, it’s as though time stopped for this country. A holiday was declared, many roads were closed. The media coverage was non-stop. All eyes were on the Pope as though God Himself had visited this nation.
I was not able to see him personally, but even from afar, I can attest that I have been very blessed. The whole nation has been blessed!
Lord, I have seen your salvation. And it belonged to those whose hearts are like those of little children! As I’ve watched on television the motorcades, the encounters and the homilies of Pope Francis, God has made me understand many things, things I couldn’t grasp even with long hours of study, thinking or imagination.
Through Pope Francis, I was able to understand Jesus more, how He was like when He walked the earth with His disciples.
Through His representative on earth, I was able to see Him better, as an image is made clearer if we see it through a mirror that is clean and clear.
