Christ Is The Sacrament Of The Invisible

Take Heed All Of You Who Have At Heart Mankind's Future! Take Heed Men And Women Of Good Will! May The Temptation To Seek Revenge Give Way To The Courage To Forgive; May The Culture Of Life And Love Render Vain The Logic Of Death; May Trust Once More Give Breath To The Lives Of Peoples.

We Must Open Our Eyes To Admire God Who Hides And At The Same Time Reveals Himself In Things And Introduces Us Into The Realms Of Mystery... We Must Be Pure And Simple Like Children, Capable Of Admiring, Being Astonished, Of Marveling, And Being Enchanted By The Divine Gestures Of Love And Closeness We Witness.

We Christians Joyfully Recognize The Religious Values We Have In Common With Islam. I Would Like To Repeat What I Said To Young Muslims Some Years Ago In Casablanca: 'we Believe In The Same God, The One God, The Living God, The God Who Created The World And Brings His Creatures To Their Perfection.

Bless, O Lord Of The Centuries And The Millennia, The Daily Work By Which Men And Women Provide Bread For Themselves And Their Loved Ones. We Also Offer To Your Fatherly Hands The Toil And Sacrifices Associated With Work, In Union With Your Son Jesus Christ, Who Redeemed Human Work From The Yoke Of Sin And Restored It To Its Original Dignity.

On The Basis Of His Work Each Person Is Fully Entitled To Consider Himself A Part Owner Of The Great Workbench At Which He Is Working With Everyone Else. A Way Toward That Goal Could Be Found By Associating Labor With The Ownership Of Capital Joint Ownership Of The Means Of Work, Sharing By The Workers In The Management And/or Profits Of Businesses, So-called Shareholding By Labor, Etc.