Poverty is not just about being money poor
that a huge factor, but isolation and being detached, they lead to not being invited to the table.
Also many providers of some support are very very limited.
Often the enablers do not have a wider vision,the reason they volunteer to help are correct reasons,however this is enough but what we don`t do is partake in wider debate,they do not explore political response nor do they want to engage further in the issues.
Often Christians and this l know and remain consigned about,choose not to develop further ,so yes we provide a meal at cheap cost,then this gets taken over by another class,but we don`t challenge a system that is forcing people to be in poverty.
Nor do we work to understand better the isolation,
feeling of detachment,
lack of community cohesion,
family breakdown,
spiral into debt,
all linked to poverty.
Christians get confused about what Jesus meant about ¬blessed are the poor¬
surly he was saying that`s the way to be,
`look how lucky they are`,`aim to be like that` `going without and not having enough` `feeling hungry` and getting into `bad situations everyday"
thats not what Jesus was pointing towards.
He meant that they had little else to prevent them from engaging with deep thinking stuff
fewer possessions
fewer distractions
less stuff
well perhaps notwe must disengage with poverty being acceptable
being the way ahead
we must do more then provide a meal at `nitebite`,or a cheap cafe options
we need to listen to the experience and wrestle with those other issues
get people invited
bring them to the table
listen
let them have a voice
hear what they have to say
always befriending
poverty can leave you uninvited
not present
further isolated
living in a underdeveloped area
being `put upon`.Jesus is there
where are we?
Jesus is there
where are we?
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