Pope Francis: Embrace of Hope, Compassion in Times of Illness is filled with the pope’s insight and inspiration for all who face the test of sickness and illness. Pope Francis shows how hope is found in seeing and experiencing illness in the light of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
He reveals how grace grows in times of illness when:
Christians bring the peace of Christ to the sick through service and care.
Difficult moments become the path to forge stronger relationships with family, communities, and with Christ.
Men and women in science cultivate and apply God’s gift of creation for the treatment and cure of diseases, setting free the oppressed.
Christ sets one free, helps one endure, and allows suffering for the sake of a greater joy yet to come.
This easy-to-read book has the best of Pope Francis’s reflections on this challenging human experience.
Presented in an elegant design, this small book is easy to take with you and a joy to read!
