“Misfortune and tragic events must not arouse curiosity in us or a search for someone responsible, instead they represent opportunities to reflect and to overcome the illusion of being able to live without God.” These were Benedict XVI’s words at the Sunday Angelus, where he expressed his closeness to those in France who have been affected by recent flooding. In this Third Sunday of Lent, the Pope invited everyone to conversion, recalling how in the face of sin, God shows Himself to be “full of mercy”, calling “sinners to avoid evil, to grow in His love, to help concretely a neighbor in need, to experience the joy of grace and not suffer eternal death.” God, Benedict XVI explained, is manifested in different ways in the lives of everyone, and in order to recognize His presence, it is necessary that we approach Him conscious of our misery and with deep respect. “In the presence of suffering and grief,” the Holy Father added, “true wisdom is to let ourselves be questioned by the precariousness of human existence and read it through the eyes of God, who, wanting always and only the good of His children, sometimes permits us to be tried by pain to lead to a greater good.”

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