Pope Francis has performed a miracle. The boy had epilepsy and was autistic. He left the stage with the Pontiff’s cap. The boy has since experienced an improvement in his condition. The Pope had said to the boy’s mother, “For you, the impossible does not exist.”

This is faith. True faith, a belief so strong that, had anyone else said it, she probably would have felt patronized. She probably would have thought, How do you know? Have you ever tried raising a boy with so many problems?

But she didn’t, because he’s Pope Francis, and people who meet him come away impressed by his faith, gentle nature, love for others, and always encouragement to children.

It reminds me of the time a boy named Emanuel was unsure about whether his father, who had recently passed away ,was in Heaven.

I like to watch this from time to time. A boy’s love for his daddy is profound and deep; Emanuel was worried for his father’s soul. Pope Francis encouraged Emanuel to come and whisper in his ear the question, “Is my papa in Heaven?”

The answer is touching. His father had four children. He made sure all were baptized even though he was an unbeliever. Francis reasoned that it was much easier for a believer to do this than an unbeliever. Surely, he said, this pleased God. Could God really turn his back on such a good-hearted man?

Pope Francis is an extraordinary man of faith, a faith so strong that I cannot help myself from wishing that I could have just half that much. I think that, sometimes, people need to be reminded that God is not so high up from us, and never too far away to send messages about faith through people who have it, to those who need it.

And let’s not forget the time Francis stopped his driver when he spotted a boy in a wheelchair. That man’s current status is unknown to me, but I know this act of love surely helped. After the video made it to the news, people used a crowd funding site to donate to the family. They needed a new van with a wheelchair lift. The goal was passed and then some–a hundred thousand dollars eventually made it to the family.

I suppose my dark soul needed to see this story. I suppose lots of souls must. Christians are not made up entirely of the far-right, scripture quoting, hateful, racist, greedy leaders and followers. Those are the most visible and vocal. Peter Popoff is such a creature, bilking millions over the years from his outrageous cult followers who can’t understand that his commercials offering miracle water are so sleazy that nobody who is not shielded by religious non-profit statuses would ever get away with that stupidity.

I need, I guess, to be reminded that people of real faith do exist. And that for them, the impossible does not exist.

Because they worship God, not money. They pray for their papas, or their children. They don’t ask for money, and they never pray for power.

A good day to you. May you be blessed and be free of the impossible.