When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die.
02966 – Rich or Poor?
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02770 – What Jesus Mentions
Our Lord never mentions poverty as one of the obstructions to His kingdom, neither has it ever proved as such; riches, cares, and desires He does mention. from Weighed and Wanting
02480 – You are Holy, Lord
You are holy, Lord, the only God,and Your deeds are wonderful…You are Good, all Good,supreme Good,Lord God, living and true.You are love.You are wisdom.You are humility.You are endurance.You are rest.You are peace.You are joy and gladness.You are justice and...
02297 – Should the Poor Have Leisure?
The idea that the poor should have leisure has always been shocking to the rich. In the early nineteenth century, fifteen hours was the ordinary day's work for a man; children sometimes did as much, and very commonly did twelve hours a day. When meddlesome busybodies...
02293 – All Are Welcome; We All Belong
We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know. We are made to tell the world that there are no outsiders. All are welcome: black, white, red,...
02245 – God: Rich in Mercy
Nowhere else in the Bible is God described as rich in anything. The only thing he is called rich in is: mercy.-----------------------------------Gender-neutral version: Nowhere else in the Bible is God described as rich in anything. The only thing God is called rich...
02026 – Not Knowing What the Poor Suffer
One great reason why the rich, in general, have so little sympathy for the poor is because they so seldom visit them. Hence it is, that according to the common observation, one part of the world does not know what the other suffers. Many of them do not know because...
01512 – Every Day is a New Day
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and...
01375 – Remaining Empty
Riches, both material and spiritual, can choke you if you do not use them fairly. For not even God can put anything in a heart that is already full. One day there springs up the desire for money and for all that money can provide--the superfluous, luxury in eating,...
01367 – Feeding the Psyche
The psyche is boundlessly rich. Fed by people, and places, the natural world, by art and music, not to mention various cultural symbols, our reservoir of imagery is brimming--if we take time to notice. from The Nature of Music