God protects, guides his people through hardships, Pope Benedict says

Published: 2005-05-04

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God will watch over and protect his people at all times, even as they encounter life's dangers, temptations and hardships, Pope Benedict XVI said at his May 4 weekly general audience. "The divine shepherd knows no rest in his work of protecting his people," he said. "God will take care of us at every moment with love, protecting our life from every evil." For his second general audience since his election April 19, Pope Benedict gave his first catechesis on a series of psalms and canticles Pope John Paul II had begun before his death April 2. In Psalm 121, "a psalm of trust," Pope Benedict said that God is shown to be the vigilant, attentive and caring "custodian" or "sentinel" that guards his people, keeping them "from every risk and danger."

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