Reading the news tonight about another Mexican Mayor's assassination and the fact that his 4-year old daughter was also shot was the start of the bad news day. Four devices exploded separately in Tamaulipas in just 24 hours , injuring at least 17 people.The top prosecutor in Mexico is reported to be missing. "Where will it all end?" popped into my mind.
It does not matter. Our work with the poor will not end. What began as a cop giving away a few sacks of food evolved into a sacred trust. God entrusted the poor in these colonias to us and many of us accepted that trust. We till treat the violence in the same way that we treat bad weather or the death of a little child. It is all sad and disturbing, but we will continue.Will the violence in Mexico end? Yes. Will our commitment to the poor in the colonias end? No, not really. Our work with these people makes us better people and we will continue to be worthy of their example of faith, hope and hard work.
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