No es hasta que nos pongamos en sus zapatos, justo allí en el mismo espacio donde están, que sentiremos el calor, veremos de cerca sus rostros doloridos, o simplemente nos acercaremos, como nos recuerda el Papa Francisco, para que podamos entender mejor el dolor que pueden estar experimentando.
It is not until we put ourselves in their shoes, right there in the same space where they are, that we will feel the heat, see up close their hurting faces, or simply get close, as Pope Francis reminds us, so that we can better understand the pain they may be experiencing. It is in their presence that we may ask, “Is it I Lord?” who has failed to see you among those who are suffering, and so has betrayed you.
During this Lenten season, how can you be more attentive to God’s presence in the chaos, to be present to and attend to the needs of those on the margins, and to the work of justice?
