Thirsting for God, thirsting for hope [Abp. Chaput]

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Thirsting for God, thirsting for hope
…World Youth Day Catechesis/1
…July 24, 2013, Rio de Janeiro
…Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
catholicphilly.com/2013/07/archbishop-chaput/homilies-speeches/thirsting-for-god-thirsting-for-hope/
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…Who am I? What am I doing here? What was I made for? We human beings need to know that we belong, that we matter to someone, that we’re not just animated carbon in a cooling universe, but that our lives make a difference. We need to love and be loved. God fulfills that deepest longing. Even if the people around us let us down, even when we let ourselves down, God never stops loving us. His love makes each of us unique and precious, and invites our generous love in return.
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…He has not created me for naught. I shall do good. I shall do his work.
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I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place while not intending it, if I do but keep his commandments.
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Therefore, I will trust him, whatever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve him, in perplexity, my perplexity may serve him. If I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve him. He does nothing in vain. He knows what he is about. He may take away my friends. He may throw me among strangers. He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide my future from me. Still, he knows what he is about…
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For us lay people in the pews, all of whom are called to evangelize, I think the challenge in evangelizing young people especially is to help make a connection between this message and how the Catholic faith can help us to do this.

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