When we pray for Francis, Lucy and Jack open themselves to something bigger than their own concerns. Our prayers reflect a belief that the universe isn’t only about us. Maybe that empathetic concern is something real, rooted into the very fabric of what makes us human. Is the result of the prayer only about Francis’s health? Or is prayer for Francis also about the health of everyone who loves him? Perhaps the care and love we feel for Francis reflects a love that predates creation. Perhaps learning the meaning of co-suffering love is the point of the creation experiment.
