Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom
Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2024 constitutes a precious orientation to continue the journey of conversion. It asks us to think of the desert as a place in which God leads us to liberty. A place where we learn to entrust ourselves to God. During their presence in Egypt, the Israelites renounced the search for the Promised Land and we, disorientated by our well being and materialism, have forgotten the promise of Eternal Life.
The Holy Father reminds us that God is attentive to the call of His enslaved people. He intervenes because He wants to free His sons from the dominion of the Pharaoh. That domination makes us dependent on an ephemeral security from a power that has deprived us of the dignity and liberty of the children of God.
A humanity without hope does not find any reason to search for liberty from slavery. Only prayer can lead us to listen to the Word of God and so have hope in God who is faithful to His promises. Pope Francis, underlines that only hope can give us the courage to think that we are not enduring the pains of birth, but we are already on the way to a new way of life.
Pope Francis Message for Lent 2024