The Poor in Jesus and Jesus in the Poor

"When our Lord promised that the poor would remain with us always, he pledged his enduring presence in our midst. The poor are never simply the poor. They are the poor who hide Jesus himself."
(Fr. Donald Haggerty-from his book, "Contemplative Provocations" p.160)
Fr. Haggerty has given many retreats for the Missionaries of Charity, who minister to the poorest of the poor. They "see" the suffering Jesus in the poor and marginalized.