Dear Father, I once felt offended after coming across a place called “Home for Motherless and Abandoned Children.” Could they not have found another name? Or do we need to build labels around the condition of children simply because we wish to convey a message? I wondered why we attach demeaning labels to the poor, and at the same time, idolize the rich. Are our values built around wealth and stability rather than humanity? Today I came across a passage that says: “Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes, have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?” I believe we have yet to come to terms with the vast extent to which discrimination applies. First, the mindset behind naming a place “Home for Motherless and Abandoned Children” is not entirely for the sake of recognition, as we may believe. If we were to name such places “chosen” or “great,” that is exactly how they would come to be recognized. This mindset often leaves little room for creativity in the way we serve the poor, making haphazard modes of operation seem customary. Could we not do better? Should a driver be honored less because of his financial condition? We do not seem to realize that honor is not always the mindset behind how differently we treat people, discrimination is. Should it be status that governs the way we treat others, or our humanity? Translations; Slide 1: English Slide 2: French Slide 3: Bengali Slide 4: Hindu Slide 5: Urdu #LettertoGod #humanity #labels #wealth #discrimination