Somehow it is difficult to believe that the Holy Spirit abides in people who are not picturesque. When we think of Christ in the workman, we think of Him in a special kind of workman who wears an open shirt and is assisted in carrying the burden of social injustice by a truly magnificent physique. We do not think of Him in the man who delivers the milk or calls to mend the pipes....Just as we cannot depend upon feelings to know that Christ is in ourselves, we cannot depend on appearances to know that He is in others. That which is true of the Host is true of people. We cannot discern God's presence through our senses, but faith tells us that we should treat one another with the reverence that we give to the Host. We need to bring to other people faith like that which we bring to the Blessed Sacrament. ~ The Reed of God, Carol Houselander