Pope Leo In his address last weekend  reflected on the  question put to Jesus in the Gospel: “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The Holy Father recognized that the man’s question  expresses a deep desire of the human heart, which is “for an existence free from  failure, evil, and death.” He noted that we can never gain eternal life by force or negotiate to obtain it, but rather we must inherit it. “Eternal life, which God alone can give, is bestowed on us as an inheritance, as parents do with their children,” he said. For this reason, Pope Leo said Jesus says we must do God’s will, which means loving God with all our heart and our neighbour as ourself. “When we do these two things, we respond to the Father’s love,” The Pope urged Christians to look to Jesus for the meaning of authentic love, saying that love is generous, forgiving, and expansive, never leaving us closed in on ourselves. Just as God drew near to humanity in Jesus Christ, so too are we called to care for those around us. “Imitating the  example of Jesus, the Saviour of the world,” he said, “we too are called to bring  consolation and hope, above all to those who are  experiencing discouragement and disappointment.” Pope Leo XIV concluded his  Angelus reflection by recalling that the supreme commandment to love God and our neighbour supersedes all human laws and gives them their true meaning. “In order to live  eternally, we do not need to cheat death, but to serve life, by caring for others in this, our time together.” In seeking to serve life, said the Pope, we become “artisans of peace in our daily lives.”