My friend Don and I went to see the border wall. It was emotional and difficult, more so than we’d expected.

So today, on Christmas, I would ask that you spend some time with this image, some time thinking Joel Gonzales and his family, some time thinking about how those of Christian faith are specifically called to feed the hungry, to give water to the thirsty, to provide shelter to the homeless, to give clothes to the unclothed. And then reflect on this powerful sentence from the book of Matthew: “Truly, I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.”

San Elizario, Texas
photographed 12.15.2025

PS: You might want to read this post.