ics , ▁sharing ▁the ▁faith ▁more ▁act ively , ▁avoid ing ▁world lin ess ▁and ▁more ▁vis ibly ▁living ▁the ▁g ospel ▁of ▁God ' s ▁mer cy , ▁and ▁helping ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁working ▁for ▁social ▁justice . ▁ ▁Mer cy ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁message ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁is ▁mer cy . ▁His ▁mot to , ▁M iser ando ▁at que ▁el ig endo , ▁is ▁about ▁Jesus ' s ▁mer cy ▁towards ▁s inners . ▁The ▁phrase ▁is ▁taken ▁from ▁a ▁hom ily ▁of ▁Saint ▁B ede , ▁who ▁commented ▁that ▁Jesus ▁" s aw ▁the ▁tax ▁collect or ▁and , ▁because ▁he ▁saw ▁him ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁mer cy ▁and ▁chose ▁him , ▁he ▁said ▁to ▁him : ▁' F ollow ▁me . ▁The ▁mot to ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁moment ▁when ▁he ▁found ▁his ▁voc ation ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 . ▁He ▁started ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁student ▁celebr ations ▁by ▁going ▁to ▁conf ession . ▁ ▁As ▁cardinal ▁he ▁thought ▁Christian ▁mor ality ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁tit an ic ▁effort ▁of ▁the ▁will , ▁but ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁God . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁never ▁falling ▁down ▁but ▁of ▁always ▁getting ▁up ▁again . ▁In ▁this ▁sense , ▁he ▁says ▁Christian ▁mor ality ▁is ▁a ▁revolution . ▁The ▁G ospel ▁reading ▁for ▁the ▁Sunday ▁he ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁first ▁public ▁address ▁as ▁po pe ▁was ▁on ▁Jesus