Opening a jar can be a hassle. First, there’s a plastic seal, then an air-tight lid. After a few frustrating twists, I usually have to resort to a couple of strategic taps with a kitchen knife to get the lid to pop. Sometimes, I quit and put the jar back on the shelf because the lid just won’t budge. It takes elbow grease, but if we want to enjoy what’s inside the jar, we have to exert the energy.
Just yesterday, this touching story made the news: “Vatican City, Jun 8, 2019 / 11:01 a.m. (CNA) — Pope Francis said Saturday, he wants people to recognize the Church as their home and a place where they are always welcome. ‘How I wish,’ he said June 8, that people would recognize the Church ‘for this more than mercy, for this more than humanity and tenderness, of which there is so much need!’ That ‘you would feel at home, the ‘maternal home’ where you are always welcome and where you can always come back,’ he said.”