"Mocking My Image"

"Can you hear the cries of
the 'least of these' among you?

Can you understand that
when you dishonor them
you dishonor Me?

I created them in My image,
and they are precious to Me.

I share in their griefs and sorrows,
and I suffer when they suffer.

When they are mocked,
I am mocked with them.

When they are insulted,
I am insulted with them.

Listen to their cries, My people!
Listen and do not stop your ears!
Listen and do not close your hearts!

Stand with 'the least of these'—
for in them I stand among you."

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Art: "'Honoring' Him?"