Pope Francis in the Philippines (9 page)

This
is
the
first
thing
I
want
to
say
:
let
us
learn
how
to
weep
as
she
has
shown
us
today
and
let
us
not
forget
this
lesson
.
The
great
question
of
why
so
many
children
suffer
,
she
did
this
in
tears
.
The
response
that
we
can
make
today
is
:
let
us
really
learn
how
to
weep
.

In
the
Gospel
,
Jesus
cried
for
his
dead
friend
,
he
cried
in
his
heart
for
the
family
who
lost
its
child
,
for
the
poor
widow
who
had
to
bury
her
son
.
He
was
moved
to
tears
and
compassion
when
he
saw
the
crowds
without
a
pastor
.
If
you
don
’
t
learn
how
to
cry
,
you
cannot
be
a
good
Christian
.
This
is
a
challenge
.
When
they
posed
this
question
to
us
,
why
children
suffer
,
why
this
or
that
tragedy
occurs
in
life
–
our
response
must
be
either
silence
or
a
word
that
is
born
of
our
tears
.
Be
courageous
,
don
’
t
be
afraid
to
cry
.

Then
came
Leandro
Santos
II
and
his
question
.
He
also
posed
a
good
question
:
the
world
of
information
.
Today
,
with
so
many
means
of
communication
we
are
overloaded
with
information
.
Is
that
bad
?
No
.
It
is
good
and
can
help
.
But
there
is
a
real
danger
of
living
in
a
way
that
we
accumulate
information
.
We
have
so
much
information
but
maybe
we
don
’
t
know
what
to
do
with
that
information
.
So
we
run
the
risk
of
becoming
museums
of
young
people
who
have
everything
but
not
knowing
what
to
do
with
it
.
We
don
’
t
need
young
museums
but
we
do
need
holy
young
people
.
You
may
ask
me
:
Father
,
how
do
we
become
saints
?
This
is
another
challenge
.
It
is
the
challenge
of
love
.
What
is
the
most
important
subject
you
have
to
lean
at
university
?
What
is
most
important
subject
you
have
to
learn
in
life
?
To
learn
how
to
love
.
This
is
the
challenge
that
life
offers
you
:
to
learn
bow
to
love
.
Not
just
to
accumulate
information
without
knowing
what
to
do
with
it
..
But
through
that
love
let
that
information
bear
fruit
.

For
this
the
Gospel
offers
us
a
serene
way
forward
:
using
the
three
languages
of
the
mind
,
heart
and
hands
–
and
to
use
them
in
harmony
.
What
you
think
,
you
must
feel
and
put
into
effect
.
Your
information
comes
down
to
your
heart
and
you
put
it
into
practice
.
Harmoniously
.
What
you
think
,
you
feel
and
you
do
.
Feel
what
you
think
and
feel
what
you
do
.
Do
what
you
think
and
what
you
feel
.
The
three
languages
...

Can
you
repeat
this
?
To
think
.
To
feel
.
To
do
.
And
all
in
harmony
...

Real
love
is
about
loving
and
letting
yourself
be
loved
.
It
’
s
harder
to
let
yourself
be
loved
than
to
love
.
That
is
why
it
is
so
difficult
to
come
to
the
perfect
love
of
God
.
We
can
love
Him
but
we
must
let
ourselves
be
loved
by
Him
.
Real
love
is
being
open
to
the
love
that
comes
to
you
.
The
love
that
surprises
us
.
If
you
only
have
information
you
are
not
surprised
.
Love
surprises
because
it
opens
a
dialogue
of
loving
and
being
loved
.
God
is
a
God
of
surprise
because
He
loved
us
first
.
God
awaits
us
to
surprise
us
.
Let
us
allow
ourselves
to
be
surprised
by
God
.
Let
us
not
have
a
computer
psychology
that
makes
us
think
we
know
it
all
.
All
answers
on
computers
-
but
no
surprises
.
The
challenge
of
love
.
God
reveals
himself
through
surprises
.

Think
of
St
Matthew
.
He
was
a
good
banker
.
But
he
let
people
down
because
he
imposed
taxes
against
his
own
people
to
give
to
the
Romans
.
He
was
full
of
money
.
Jesus
passed
by
,
looked
at
him
and
said
: “
Follow
me
”.
He
couldn
’
t
believe
it
.
It
you
have
the
opportunity
,
see
Caravaggio
’
s
picture
of
him
.
Jesus
calls
him
and
those
around
say
: “
Him
?
He
betrayed
us
!
He
is
no
good
!
He
hoards
money
!”
But
the
surprise
of
being
loved
overcomes
him
.
The
day
when
Matthew
left
home
for
work
,
saying
goodbye
to
his
wife
,
he
couldn
’
t
imagine
he
would
come
home
without
money
and
have
to
prepare
a
feast
for
the
one
who
loved
him
first
.
God
surprised
Matthew
more
than
the
money
he
had
.
Allow
yourselves
to
be
surprised
by
God
.
Don
’
t
be
afraid
of
surprises
.
They
shake
the
ground
beneath
our
feet
and
make
us
insecure
,
but
they
move
us
forward
in
the
right
direction
.