inn, in which there is absolutely
no room for Him at all, Christ
has come uninvited. But because
He cannot be at home in it, because
He is out of place in it, and
yet He must be in it, His place is
with those others for whom there
is no room. His place is with
those who do not belong, who
are rejected by power because
they are regarded as weak, those
who are discredited, who are denied
the status of persons, tortured,
eliminated. With those for
whom there is no room, Christ is
present in the world.
Thomas Merton
