Guess who came to greet me in Rome?

Pope francis in the audience hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vtaican. 

Last week, I was in Rome for a conference of the Santa Marta Group  which is a Church group aiming to stamp out human trafficking.  Well, there I was in the Vatican for this most worthwhile cause and guess who came to say "Hello!"? 

Pope Francis, my hero, no less. 

My story is to simply say that he may be short but what a big man.  He is such a gentleman with a real concern for people. 

He came to greet the conference and show his solidarity on the issue, an issue close to his heart.  After his speech, he greeted each of us personally which was his personal request despite his minders saying that he should only meet a representative number from the conference.  A busy and important man with a strenuous schedule at the age of nearly 80, simply demanded that he meet personally each of the delegates.  So up I went with everyone else and whether he understood me or not, simply shared that I pray for him and thank him.   

A simple and generous gesture on the part of the Pope says it all - never too important and never too busy to show solidarity and kindenss to others.