There was a time in Montreal where if you were talking about poor people, you were referring to a few specific neighborhoods. St. Henri, Little Burgandy, Pointe St. Charles, Verdun. The reality we live with today is that the lines have been blurred. There is poverty in every area of our city. Even The West Island.
One of our volunteers came in a while ago and shared with us that at a kid at one of the local elementary schools had brought an onion and mustard sandwich to school for lunch. He did not bring this for lunch because of preference, but rather because that is all his mother had to give him.
Close your eyes for a minute and picture biting into a sandwich of onion slices and mustard. I wonder what the mother felt like that day as she made her child his lunch. She is struggling to take care of her loved one and all she can offer is an onion and mustard sandwich. This is why we must be about the business of helping the poor. To nourish kids who need food and help poor parents maintain some dignity as they strive to love their families.
It is the heart of God.
Peace,
K
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