Thirty seven years ago today, the world changed.
What was given to us, what began on that day, has not disappeared just because it's not in the headlines right now. It remains and bears fruit, and will continue to bear fruit for decades, centuries, until the end.
We must remember and continue to live in patience and hope according to that extraordinary witness in all its richness.
Let us remember when our hearts awoke for the first time, when we realized: "I am a person. Every human being is a person, worthy of love. I have been loved and I am loved. Loved beyond all measure."
Let us remember the giant of a man who nourished this awareness in us, and who remains with us as a companion on this journey.
And whatever trials may come, whatever difficulties, whatever the confusion or obscurity of our present circumstances, let us remember the words of October 22, 1978: "Be not afraid!"
