The Lord does not seek skilled commentators of the Scriptures, as much as he seeks docile hearts that, welcoming his Word, allow themselves to be changed within. This is why it is so important to be familiar with the Gospel, to always have it at hand — even a small-sized Gospel in our pockets, in our purses to read and reread, to be passionate about it. When we do this, Jesus, the Word of the Father, enters into our hearts, he becomes intimate with us and we bear fruit in Him. And thus, each of us can become a living, different and original 'translation' of the one Word of love that God gives us. We see this in the lives of the saints – no one is the same as the other, they are all different, but with the same Word of God.
--Pope Francis
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