Pope Leo XIV: True treasure is found in the heart, not \u2018too much doing\u2019 Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday true satisfaction is found not in the accumulation of money or things, or by \u201ctoo much doing,\u201d but by returning to Jesus Christ, the source of hope, love, and joy. \u201cWe are absorbed by many activities that do not always leave us satisfied \u2026 We have to assume responsibility for many commitments, solve problems, face difficulties,\u201d the pope said at the general audience in St. Peter\u2019s Square on Dec. 17. \u201cYet,\u201d he added, \u201cwe often perceive how too much doing, instead of giving us fulfillment, becomes a vortex that overwhelms us, takes away our serenity, and prevents us from living to the fullest what is truly important in our lives.\u201d In his catechesis, the pontiff stressed that the true value of life is not measured by \u201cdays full of activities\u201d or economic success. \u201cIt is therefore in the heart that true treasure is kept, not in earthly safes, not in large financial investments, which today more than ever before are out of control and unjustly concentrated at the bloody price of millions of human lives and the devastation of God\u2019s creation,\u201d he said. Leo warned that this logic of accumulation ends up emptying life of meaning even for those who, from the outside, seem to have achieved success: \u201cIt is important to reflect on these aspects, because in the numerous commitments we continually face, there is an increasing risk of dispersion, sometimes of despair, of meaninglessness.\u201d \u201cHuman life is characterized by a constant movement that that drives us to do, to act,\u201d he acknowledged, adding that Jesus\u2019 resurrection can give us insight into this human experience. \u201cWhen we participate in [Christ\u2019s] victory over death, will we rest? Faith tells us: Yes, we will rest,\u201d the pope said. \u201cWe will not be inactive, but we will enter into God\u2019s repose, which is peace and joy. So, should we just wait, or can this change us right now?\u201d The true destiny of the heart Leo noted that many people, despite having so much, feel empty at the end of the day. The answer, according to the pontiff, is \u201cbecause we are not machines, we have a \u2018heart\u2019; indeed, we can say that we are a heart.\u201d He turned to the Gospel of St. Matthew to underscore the centrality of the heart, citing the words of Jesus: \u201cFor where your treasure is, there will your heart be also\u201d (Mt 6:21). He also cited the beginning of St. Augustine\u2019s \u201cConfessions,\u201d where the bishop of Hippo wrote: \u201cLord, you have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you.\u201d St. Augustine, with the adjective restless, \u201chelps us understand the human being\u2019s yearning for fulfillment.\u201d \u201cThe authentic approach of the heart,\u201d he continued, \u201cdoes not consist in possessing the goods of this world, but in achieving what can fill it completely; namely, the love of God, or rather, God who is Love.\u201d The Holy Father explained that this treasure is found only by \u201cloving the neighbor we meet along the way: brothers and sisters in flesh and blood, whose presence stirs and questions our heart, calling it to open up and give itself.\u201d But in order to love one\u2019s neighbor, Leo pointed out that it is necessary to \u201cslow down\u201d one\u2019s pace, to \u201clook them in the eye, sometimes to change our plans, perhaps even to change direction.\u201d \u201cHere is the secret of the movement of the human heart: returning to the source of its being, delighting in the joy that never fails, that never disappoints. No one can live without a meaning that goes beyond the contingent, beyond what passes away,\u201d he concluded. This story was first published by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner. It has been translated and adapted by CNA. Receive the most important news from EWTN Vatican via WhatsApp. It has become increasingly difficult to see Catholic news on social media. Subscribe to our free channel today EWTN Vatican on WhatsApp Victoria Cardiel Would you like to receive the latest updates on the Pope and the Vatican Receive articles and updates from our EWTN Newsletter. More news related to this article Vatican: Pope Francis at Rome hospital to undergo checkups Pope Francis celebrates anniversary of his vocation to the priesthood LIVE from the Colosseum | Via Crucis 2023 What Is a Catholic Cemetery? Two Years of War in Ukraine Trinitarians, Guardians Of Persecuted Christians: \u2018We Were Born To Go To The Dungeons\u2019<\/p>\n