03.07.09
What we are not
I have seen enough evidence to be unshakably convinced that no difficulty, no fear is so great that it can completely suffocate the hope that springs eternal in the hearts of the young. You are our hope, the young are our hope.
Do not let that hope die! Stake your lives on it! We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father’s love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son.
From: 17th World Youth Day Solemn Mass
Homily of the Holy Father John Paul II
Toronto, Downsview Park, Sunday July 28, 2002
