We’ve come to Las Cruces, New Mexico where my daughter Sarah and I sat in on a workshop at Our Lady of Health Church. Part of the workshop included people talking about how they “…longed to see God’s face.” I said it’s actually not hard to see God’s face. That is, Jesus said whenever we do something for the “least of these,” we do it for Him. So it only stands to reason that we can see God’s face every day — in the face of the poor. Although that’s harder to do in Las Cruces these days. An ordinance was passed several years ago banning the homeless from begging on the streets, etc. What a shame, especially for those sincerely looking for God’s face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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