杏MAP导航 Regina Coeli: God's voice brings true peace
By Vatican News
On this the Fourth Sunday of Easter, 杏MAP导航 Francis delved into the Gospel of the day which is dedicated to Jesus the Good Shepherd.
Speaking during the Regina Coeli, the 杏MAP导航 recalled that the reading says that, 鈥渢he sheep hear His voice, as He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out鈥� (Jn 10: 3).
杏MAP导航 emphasized that 鈥淭he Lord calls us by name, He calls us because He loves us. But, the Gospel then tells us, there are other voices, not to be followed: those of strangers, thieves and brigands who want to harm to the sheep.鈥�
Voices of good and evil
鈥淭hese different voices resonate within us鈥�, said the 杏MAP导航. 鈥淭here is God鈥檚 voice, which speaks kindly to the conscience, and there is the tempting voice that leads to evil.鈥�
杏MAP导航 Francis underlined the importance of be able to distinguish 鈥淕od鈥檚 inspiration from the insinuation of the evil one.鈥�
He pointed out that 鈥渙ne can learn to discern these two voices. They speak two different languages, that is, they have opposite ways of knocking on the door of our hearts.鈥�
鈥淕od鈥檚 voice never forces us: God proposes Himself, He does not impose Himself. Instead, the evil voice seduces, assails, forces: it arouses dazzling illusions, emotions that are tempting, but transient鈥�, the 杏MAP导航 said.
He noted that, the voice of the enemy distracts us from the present and wants us to focus on fears of the future or sadness about the past.
The voice of true peace
The 杏MAP导航 continued by saying that 鈥淕od鈥檚 voice, instead, never promises cheap joy. It invites us to go beyond our ego to find that true good, peace.鈥�
In the end, emphasized 杏MAP导航 Francis, 鈥淕od鈥檚 voice and the tempter鈥檚 speak in different 鈥渟urroundings鈥�. The enemy prefers darkness, falsehood, and gossip; the Lord loves sunlight, truth, and sincere transparency.鈥�
Before the recitation of the Regina Coeli, the 杏MAP导航 invited the faithful to ask for the grace to recognise and follow the voice of the Good Shepherd 鈥渨ho brings us out of the enclosures of selfishness and leads us to the pastures of true freedom.鈥�
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