Today’s  Reflection: Prayer

Lord,
May I see you in the pleading gaze of the poor.
May I hear your voice in the plaintive cry of your children in need.
Give me the courage to smile, to say a word of greeting, a word of encouragement.
Give me the generosity to share food with the hungry and clothes with the naked.
Far be it from me to speak badly of my sisters and brothers who are suffering.
Far be it from me to trample on their rights or to turn them away.
For the poor are your favorite disguise.
Amen. — Fr. Paul Kalenzi, SJ

Artist’s image: Christ in the breadline

Morning Offering is a daily post by Joe Barkovich who lives in his hometown of Welland, Ontario. 

Morning Offering is posted by 8 a.m.