Words to Ponder #10
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Words to Ponder #10

10 Nov Words to Ponder #10

Posted at 20:05h in I Like This, What's New, Words to Ponder by

“Poverty is not a personal characteristic. It is social, it is political, it is one of the ways the world is organized, and it has a history. Radically accepting the poverty of one’s own life and community while simultaneously depersonalizing it makes possible a certain kind of growth/development—especially if one is simultaneously involved in activities that engage the underdevelopment that accompanies poverty.”

Lenora Fulani

Lenora B. Fulani

 

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  • Philip J. Malebranche
    Posted at 21:16h, 11 November

    Poverty is indeed not a personal trait, but it is a personal experience. Unemployed and homeless, I try to accept the experience in order to be honest with myself, and am helped, psychologically, by an understanding of Biblical history and God’s stated defense of the poor and oppressed. (e.g., Psalm 146) The personal motivaton for activism also comes from the Scriptures. A writer in Proverbs: “Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of the unfortunate. Open you mouth, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.” Those who believe themselves to be Christians, yet ignore the social aspects of this history, must reflect on it, and explain themselves. And those who do not believe should be aware of the social justice emphasis of the Bible over the centuries, notwithstanding the misinformation that’s disseminated. Love and activism allow for growth. The adversaries of God seek to destroy both.

  • Lonny Meinecke
    Posted at 20:10h, 10 November

    Nice thought

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