December 19, 14:50

Pope: no more complaining, healthy humor is so good

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(ANSA) - ROME, DECEMBER 19 - Pope Francis invites us to leave aside "complaints" and instead cultivate "a healthy humor".

   "If we proceed with the weary pace of grumbling and cackling - he said at the Angelus -, we will not bring God to anyone. We will only bring bitterness and dark things. St. Philip Neri. We can ask for the grace of healthy humor, it does so much good. Let's not forget that the first act of charity we can do to our neighbor is to offer him a serene and smiling face ". Commenting on today's Gospel, the Pope added: "Let us learn from Our Lady this way of reacting: get up, especially when difficulties threaten to overwhelm us. Get up, so as not to get bogged down in problems, sinking into self-pity" or "into a sadness that paralyzes". It is therefore necessary to "look forward confidently,without reluctantly dragging ourselves, slaves to complaints "because" complaints always lead you to look for someone to blame. "" So let's ask ourselves: how is my 'step'? Am I proactive or do I linger in melancholy, sadness? Do I go forward with hope or do I stop to grieve myself? "(ANSA).

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