I saw part of an answer to your question “How to become the Church of the poor?” (Leader, “Strike out on new paths”, 21/28 December 2013) as I read Guy Consolmagno’s thoughts (Across the Universe) in the same edition. He wrote, “The physical universe … matters so much that God himself chose to be part of it. The intimate study of God’s Creation, the act we call science, is thus an act of worship.” The intimate study of God’s Creation can include helping benefit claimants write up accurate statements of their income, expenditure and debts. This is vital evidence when they represent their needs for social security payments, additional discretionary payments, and the partial or total remission of their debts, to the courts, local a