Chapter 

As the Father sees in every person the features of his Son, the firstborn

of many brothers and sisters, so the Secular Franciscans with a gentle

and courteous spirit accept all people as a gift of the Lord and an image

of Christ.

A sense of community will make them joyful and ready to place themselves

on an equal basis with all people, especially with the lowly for whom

they shall strive to create conditions of life worthy of people redeemed

by Christ.