Poverty Re-Cap

Music: I am listening to Yellow Second, Roper, and the best of my punk rock, little Green Day right now.

So when I wrote the poverty thing I was pretty tired and so I want to just say a couple things I was thinking about. One, I don't think everyone is called to live in the ghetto and do ministry by living in that community and giving of yourself in that way. Some people are called to live in the suburbs and do ministry that way, I pray that God would not lead me to that, that would suck. But that being said I do think that trying to bring about equality is something that we should all be striving for, not only in the way we "see", or "respect" others, but we should also strive for equality in standard of living and money. It is amazing to me that Jesus has become the poster child for capitalism... It is a strange thing that has happened. Also I am not a communist and please don't tell me I am a communist or anything stupid like that, comments stating such things will most likely be deleted for lack of logic and for just missing the point. I point you to 2 Corinthians 8 look at the hole thing but then specifically look at verse 13, for "fairness". Very interesting. Anyway I think it ends up being he question I presented before, when asking the question of who is my neighbor the answer Jesus provides is that it is anyone we can show mercy to.

I am still learning how to do this better, how do I get to know my neighbors and minister to them; it is socially awkward for a single guy to be involved in the lives of families around him. But I don’t care I want to do better to be involved, do I think we are called to that at the very least, yes, I do, strongly. Are you supposed to pass out money to every beggar or panhandler you see, probably not, but we can be striving for equality and helping people in those situations. If you are a woman should you consistently put yourself in danger or high risk situations? Not if you want to have a lasting long sacrificing lifetime of ministry. We can do some great things by getting involved in people’s lives. There are organizations that can help people in those situations and can help equip you to help them. Another great resource would be #211 (I think, if that is wrong Eileen or Missy help me out). Apparently they are a great source of information when it comes to social services. Like if you called them and said, “I need information about chemical dependency programs for males over the age of 18 they will give you a list. Pretty cool. Anyway I’m done…
Godspeed,
Caleb M. Saarela

“If I had a nickel for every single time
I've tried to classify the populace around me with a word,
or a catchy phrase, I could quit my job for good
and play Nintendo until my fingers ached.

Am I an idiot, too lazy to think twice?
I point the finger, but I can't take my own advice.
I put a name on something and ever since,
I've made an art of building my counterfeit intelligence.

Seemingly to me,
I am straightening a world of cluttered thoughts
and a debris inside my head,
but I think instead of prejudiced
and I give people names to make me feel safe.

How does it feel what does it take to make me understand?
If I could only walk a mile in the shoes of another man.
If I could look out through his eyes
and know what it means to bleed the same red blood that I do.

What is economic status, and tell me what is race?
who decides to Classified taxonomy of grace?
If one man gets less that another is it true,
that he is all that different,
that he is less than you?”
R. Roper