Remember the poor. 

It's one of Jesus main messages, he was born poor, lived among the poor, and constantly advocated for them. 

And so we find ourselves at yet another Wednesday prayer vigil, where we are outside an ice office asking the landlord and immigration enforcement to do the same thing. Remember the poor.

Let's face it, these ICE arrests and raids are not being made in the leafy suburbs, but in the poor areas of town, we are antagonizing the very people Jesus told us to advocate for. 

Meanwhile, the wealthy, we're quick to grant them tax breaks, they get pricey lawyers, are friends with the judges, and I'll know their favored societal status, look who's on celebrity magazine covers?

In this Sunday's gospel, Jesus will say if you love me you'll do what I say, and time and time again, from The sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, to the vision of the great judgment in chapter 25, Jesus made it clear that advocating for the poor is what's being commanded. 

I know it's not popular, convenient, comfortable, and sometimes even safe, but it's what Jesus did, remember the poor.