Leon Churches

This morning we walked through León’s churches.

We began at San Francisco, standing before a statue of Francis with a wolf — a reminder of the story where he brought peace between a fearful town and a wild animal. Reform doesn’t always start with confrontation. Sometimes it begins with courage, humility, and reconciliation.

I shared about the cross I received years ago at a Franciscan monastery. Francis once prayed before a cross like it and heard, “Rebuild my church.” At first he thought it meant a building. Later he realized it meant people.

From there we walked toward the Cathedral — massive, white, enduring. We talked about how the early church grew slowly and patiently, and how things shifted when Christianity gained power. Influence can protect. It can also complicate.

At La Recolección, surrounded by gold and beauty, we read:
Micah 6:8

“Act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”

Gold, power, reform, humility.

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