God wants people to cooperate with him in forming world, pope says

Published: 2006-02-01

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God wants all men and women to cooperate with him in forming a world marked by harmony and peace, Pope Benedict XVI said. At his Feb. 1 weekly general audience, the pope said the biblical phrase "kingdom of God" is an expression of God's saving plan for all humanity, a plan that includes God's active presence in human history. "We are not at the mercy of dark forces, nor are we left alone with our freedom, rather we have been entrusted to the action of the powerful and loving Lord who has a plan for us, a kingdom to establish," the pope said. "He is not indifferent to human history, but rather wants to realize with us and for us his plan of harmony and peace," he said. Pope Benedict said men and women of every nation and every generation are called to follow God's will for their lives and allow his presence to be felt in the world.

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