SQUEEZED like a lemon, giving his last drop up to the end, Pope John Paul II faced and embraced death in the manner befitting the Christian ideal spelled out by Jesus himself when he said: "I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have the power to lay it down, and I have the power to take …
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…more effectively. It made the faith impact on the different aspects of our lives in a more detailed and practical way. Thus, we have a wealth of useful doctrine in the area of spirituality, Church life, family life, business, politics and the whole gamut of our social life. We need to study all this. In this way, we truly honor him, not only in his phenomenal death, but most especially in his very enriching life.