We baptized Santiago because it was another occasion to celebrate his life, but other than that we had not stepped into church. Nevertheless, Santiago loved to talk about God, saying God liked to do this and that, as if God were a buddy of his—he desperately lacked friends. Once, while eating, Joseph was telling us some story and Santiago interrupted him to tell him not to worry. Joseph asked why. Santiago said God found it rude when people spoke with their mouths full, but he shouldn’t worry because God wasn’t looking over us. “God is supposed to look over all of us,” Joseph explained. But
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