Feast of Fr. Damian of Molokai
Leper’s were isolated for fear that their disease would be contagious.
So many lepers were sent to the island of Molokai in Hawaii
And left for dead.
But Fr. Damian would not leave them for dead,
For they were children of God.
So He went and cared for them and eventually became one of them.
We no longer send lepers to isolated islands anymore.
But still we isolate people who are different from us
by not associating with them or isolating them by our comments and attitudes towards them.
At work, or even in church or at home or community.
People who are different from us politically, or culturally or religiously.
No matter how different someone is from us,
Fr. Damian reminds us that
we should never be afraid to love and associate with those who are different than us.
For they too are children of God.
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