I read this book for my EfM book club. The Pope wrote this book about a year or so after the pandemic as a way to explore what the pandemic crisis can teach us about how to handle upheaval of any kind in our own lives and also in our country and world. The Pope then presents a scathing, no holds barred criticism of countries, ideologies, and systems that brought on the pandemic and following crisis and their effects. These include a global economy focused on making profits and politicians using people’s fears to increase their own power at the expense of people and to the detriment of the environment. Instead the Pope reminds us that Jesus preaches serving others not selves and that Christians' first duty is to serve others, especially the poor and the marginalized. In the last part of the book the  Pope offers concrete suggestions for building a better world for all humanity by putting the poor and the planet at the heart of all plans and purposes. The Pope urges all humanity to act together to achieve this goal. It really is a revolutionary call to action focused on serving others, helping the poor, and taking action to save the climate which is not the average document most people think about when they think about the Pope.