{"id":16215,"date":"2015-09-24T09:41:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T16:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=16215"},"modified":"2015-09-24T09:41:33","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T16:41:33","slug":"pope-francis-let-her-come-to-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/09\/24\/pope-francis-let-her-come-to-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis: \u201cLet Her Come to Me\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 18:16 (KJV)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_00.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please meet 5 y\/o <strong>Sophia Cruz <\/strong>from La Se&ntilde;ora Reina de Los Angeles Church in Los Angeles.&nbsp; Sophie was blessed to have a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with <strong>Pope Francis <\/strong>yesterday &ndash; and carried a letter to him that will resonate with all of us.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>[NOTE: Keep Kleenex Handy Alert &#8230;]<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yPq5WWXcaTU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although she says she doesn&rsquo;t remember exactly what she wrote, she does know it made her feel &ldquo;Happy&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>And no matter who wrote the message, it&nbsp;is assuredly worth sharing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16217\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&quot;Quiero contarte que mi corazon esta triste por el odio y la discriminacion haicia los immigrantes de este pais.<\/em>&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&quot;I want to tell you that my heart is sad about the discrimination of the immigrants in this country.&quot;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&quot;[Immigrants] are good people, they work hard in the fields&#8230;like my dad, who I barely get to see.&nbsp; I ask that they stop deporting our parents because we need them to grow and be happy.&quot;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&quot;I have hope that this pain will come to peace.&quot;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She also drew a picture for Pope Francis with the caption, <em><strong>&quot;My friends and I love each other and the color of our skin is not important.&quot;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_02\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16218\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_02-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pope-Francis_Letter_Immigrants_Sophia-Cruz_5_02.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What a moment for Sophie &hellip; and what a pope!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>SOURCES:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/meet-young-girl-blessed-pope-francis\/story?id=33981305\">http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/meet-young-girl-blessed-pope-francis\/story?id=33981305<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/pope-visit-2015\/a-little-girl-with-a-message-for-the-pope\/\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/pope-visit-2015\/a-little-girl-with-a-message-for-the-pope\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/sep\/23\/pope-francis-sophie-cruz-letter-immigration\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/sep\/23\/pope-francis-sophie-cruz-letter-immigration<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke 18:16 (KJV) But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. &nbsp; Please meet 5 y\/o Sophia Cruz from La Se&ntilde;ora Reina de Los Angeles Church in Los Angeles.&nbsp; 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