Vatican City, Jan 16, 2019 / 05:05 am
God the Father will always be there for his beloved children, Pope Francis said Wednesday, with a reminder that the unconditional love of God is not limited by our own sense of guilt or unworthiness.
"God is looking for you, even if you do not seek Him. God loves you, even if you forget Him. God sees beauty in you, even if you think you have squandered all your talents in vain," Pope Francis said in his general audience Jan. 16.
The pope reflected on the first two words of the "Our Father," focusing on the depth of personal love for each person found within God's fatherhood.
"It may be that we too happen to walk on paths far from God, as happened to the prodigal son; or fall into a loneliness that makes us feel abandoned in the world; or, again, do wrong and are paralyzed by a sense of guilt," Pope Francis explained.