“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.  My Father, who have given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.  And I and the Father are one.”  John 10: 27-30

St. Pope John Paul II
An intimate relationship with the Lord is also the secret behind a fruitful life, a life grounded in what is essential for every human being:  namely, dialogue with God, our Creator and our Savior.  In this way, your life will not be superficial, but profoundly rooted in the spiritual, moral, and human values that sustain our whole being and our whole existence.  (Syria, May 7, 2001)