"Naturalness
and simplicity are two marvellous human virtues which enable men to
take in the message of Christ. On the other hand, all that is tangled
and complicated, the twisting and turning about one's own problems, all
this builds up a barrier which often prevents people from hearing Our
Lord's voice. Remember Christ's reproach to the Pharisees: they had
enmeshed themselves in a maze-ridden world which made them pay tithes of
mint, dill and cumin, while neglecting the most essential duties of the
law, of justice and of faith. They were careful to strain everything
they drank so as not to let even a mosquito pass, and they ended up
swallowing a camel."
Pope Francis
