In this excerpt, Pope Francis begins with a reference to Revelations 12:13a, 15-16a and describes the dramatic scene of a women, an image of Mary and the church being pursued by a dragon, the devil, who wants to devour her child. "But the scene is not one of death but of life, because God intervenes and saves the child. How many difficulties are present in the life of every individual, among our people in our communities; yet as great as these may seem, God never allows us to be overwhelmed by them. In the face of those moments of discouragement we experience in life, in our efforts to evangelize or to embody our faith as parents with the family, I would like to say forcefully: always know in your heart that God is by your side; he never abandons you! Let us never lose hope! Let us never allow it to die in our hearts! The "dragon," evil, is present in our history, but it does not have the uppy hand. The one with the upper hand is God, and God is our hope!"
Excerpt from The Church of Mercy by Pope Francis, pg 62
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