The fact that Jesus was, from the very beginning, the Word, Pope Francis continued, “means that from the beginning God wants to communicate with us, He wants to talk to us.”

The Son of the Father, Pope Francis explained, “wants to tell us about the beauty of being children of God,” he wants to remove the darkness of evil from us: “He is 'the life' who knows our lives and wants to tell us that He has always loved them.”

“Jesus is the eternal Word of God, who has always thought of us and wanted to communicate with us,” he said.