Francis showed great tenderness for all of God’s creatures, however humble. Remembering the Psalmist’s words: As for me, I am a worm and no man, he would pick up any earth-worms he found in his path and carry them to safety, so that passers-by would not tread them underfoot.
–Stephen Clissold, The Wisdom of St. Francis and His Companions: Stories and Sayings, 47
