![]() “He always guided and accompanied.”Īn example the Pope gave was how Jesus walked with the disciples from Emmaus, who were leaving Jerusalem. Jesus gained followers because he was authentic, and made his choices with love, as well as his corrections, the pope continued. People listened to Jesus because “he spoke as one who had authority, not like the doctors of the law, who strutted around” flaunting their knowledge, he said. In his homily, Francis noted how Jesus had to make choices, from calling the first disciples, to the sick whom he cured. Pope Francis traveled to the Lutheran Evangelical parish Christuskirche Sunday afternoon, where he met with leaders and other members of the community, and participated in their liturgy.Īfter answering three questions from members of the community in different states in life, the Pope gave a brief homily on the day’s Gospel, taken from Matthew Chapter 13, in which Jesus speaks of how the end times will be. It’s the choice we will be faced with when we meet Jesus face to face: “did you use your life for yourself or to serve? To defend yourself from others with walls, or to welcome with love? This will be the final decision of Jesus.” It’s the choice of service,” Francis said, according to a Catholic News Agency report. Jesus didn’t consider it a privilege to be God, but instead “humbled himself unto death, death on a cross. He, being rich, was made poor in order to enrich us with his poverty.” ![]() Because poverty is the center of the Gospel. While these things are important, the deeper questions will be “on the poor. “What will the Lord ask us on that day? Did you go to Mass? Have you prepared a good catechesis?” the pope said Nov. On Sunday Pope Francis paid a visit to Rome’s Lutheran community, where he took questions and told attendees that what we will ultimately be judged on is how we cared for the poor and less fortunate. News / Pope Francis: What will Jesus ask you on judgement day? Pope Francis: What will Jesus ask you on judgement day?
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