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Lessons from the most beloved spiritual leader of our time
Lessons for Living presents the essential pastoral wisdom of Pope John Paul II. These short, eloquent selections, culled from more than two decades of the pope’s writings and speeches, capture the clarity of John Paul’s insight and the fervor of his faith. Every page presents an inspirational lesson that encourages us to attract closer to God, helping us live as faithful Christians in a every so often challenging world.
Become friends to people who haven’t any friends. Develop into circle of relatives to people who haven’t any circle of relatives. Develop into community to people who haven’t any community. May we all share what we have now with one any other as children of the one God who loves everyone and who offers to everyone the gift of peace.
—Pope John Paul
On October 16, 1978, Karol Wojtyla ascended to the papacy and adopted the name John Paul II. Since that time, he has greeted an estimated 16 million pilgrims at the Vatican’s General Audiences on Wednesdays and has touched
millions of lives in his religious ceremonies, special audiences, and trips during the world.