In the depths of despair, when no words or gestures will help, then cry with those who suffer, because tears are the seeds of hope, Pope Francis has said.
When people are hurting, "it is necessary to share in their desperation. In order to dry the tears from the face of those who suffer, we must join our weeping with theirs. This is the only way our words may truly be able to offer a bit of hope," he said during his weekly general audience.
"And if I can't offer words like this, with tears, with sorrow, then silence is better, a caress, a gesture and no words," he said.
