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POPE FRANCIS
MORNING MEDITATION IN THE CHAPEL OF THE
DOMUS SANCTAE MARTHAE
The call of Abraham
Tuesday, 25 June 2013
(by L'Osservatore Romano, Weekly ed.
in English, n. 27, 3 July 2013)
The way to peace in the Middle East is indicated in the “wisdom” of Abraham, the father of the faith shared by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike. Pope Francis said this in his homily referring to the strife between Abraham and Lot (cf.
Pope paul vi contributionsGen 13:2, 5-18).
“When I read this I think of the Middle East and insistently implore the Lord to give wisdom to us all”, so “let us not quarrel — you here and I there — over peace”, he said. Abraham, he added, also reminds us that “no one is Christian by accident” for God calls us by name and with “a promise”.
Concelebrating with the Pope among others were Cardinal Camillo Ruini and Cardinal Robert Sarah, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, accompanying a group of officials and co-workers of the dicastery; Bishop Ignacio