” ” ” “"Today, like them (the Apostles), we can say: We have seen the Lord!". These words give us the key to understand the message of the Meeting of Verona to the particular Churches. The text expresses "deep joy for having lived together" five days with a "longing to revive, for us and for everyone, the reasons of hope". "In the meeting with the Lord reads the message we have relived the wonder, the trepidation and the joy of the first disciples". And it is precisely the meeting with the Lord that marks the first part of the final document of Verona: "We have seen Him in our being together and in the communion that bonded us all… We have met Him in the person of Pope Benedict and listened to Him in his words. We have touched Him with our hands in the testimony of the Christians who have lived the Gospel in our lands… We have met Him inside and beyond the words of those who have told the distress of living in our time and at the same time have shown the courage of looking deep into the truth in search of the signs of the Spirit … We have experienced Him in the conversations of these intensive, unforgettable days, the expression of a joint love for the Church and the will to communicate the valuable gem that has been given us". (to be continued)” ” ” “
