Pope
Francis
Have
you made any New Year’s resolutions? If not, there's still time,
and Pope Francis has some ideas for you.
1.
“Take care of your spiritual life, your relationship with God,
because this is the backbone of everything we do and everything we
are.”
2.
“Take care of your family life, giving your children and loved ones
not just money, but most of all your time, attention and love.”
3.
“Take care of your relationships with others, transforming your
faith into life and your words into good works, especially on behalf
of the needy.”
4.
“Be careful how you speak, purify your tongue of offensive words,
vulgarity and worldly decadence.”
5.
“Heal wounds of the heart with the oil of forgiveness, forgiving
those who have hurt us and medicating the wounds we have caused
others.”
6.
“Look after your work, doing it with enthusiasm, humility,
competence, passion and with a spirit that knows how to thank the
Lord.”
7.
“Be careful of envy, lust, hatred and negative feelings that devour
our interior peace and transform us into destroyed and destructive
people.”
8.
“Watch out for anger that can lead to vengeance; for laziness that
leads to existential euthanasia; for pointing the finger at others,
which leads to pride; and for complaining continually, which leads to
desperation.”
9.
“Take care of brothers and sisters who are weaker … the elderly,
the sick, the hungry, the homeless and strangers, because we will be
judged on this.”
10.
“Making sure your Christmas is about Jesus and not about shopping.”