"As we celebrate the fortieth anniversary of President Johnson's declaration of the War on Poverty, we are reminded that economic growth alone is not sufficient to combat the problem. Today, the war on poverty must be fought not on the margins but in the very mainstream of our economy. It must be a war to restore the promise of work." To read this article GO HERE.
I just have to say one more thing about this article. Did I read that right? As we CELEBRATE ..... I did not know that wars were things of celebration. The return of our soldiers safely and unharmed is cause for celebration. Our victories over oppressors are cause to celebrate. Freedom from oppression another reason to celebrate. Poverty? A reason to celebrate, NO, NO, NO. Victory over poverty would be a reason to celebrate, but to celebrate that we are in our 40th year of this "War on Poverty" is an insult to the American People, and the improvised.
The dictionary defines Indigent as: lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor;
Does that need any more explanation? No where in that definition did you read. In need of research, in need of government policies. In fact they really don't even need this blog or F.H.C. Ministries. The need all of American business owners, every single American Citizen, every Christian to step up to the plate and do their part. It will take more than just money, it will take changing the minds and the hearts of many people.
Many people would say that because the American Blue Collar Worker owns stuff they are not indigent, just poor. There is no difference between poor and indigent. When you work for a company that's CEO makes the same salary in a day that you make in a year there is something really, really wrong.
This reminds me of a story I am going to share. The reason I don't own a computer, I had one about 4 years ago, a really nice Toshiba Laptop. My son (bless his heart) spilled a full glass of Mountain Dew on it. Killed it, dead. Out of the kindness of their hearts (bless them) some people who care about me, went down to a local pawn shop, and for $125.00 brought me home "a new desktop computer", it was a Windows 3.0 system, it pre-dated the 486, it still used those giant 5.5 inch disks.
I love them for the thought. But that is what is wrong here. You can't give someone the old cans of food out of your cabinet (you know the ones you won't eat), well it's food isn't it, if it wasn't good enough for you why should it be good enough for someone else, just because they are hungry, how many cans of creamed spinanch can you eat in a day. What about nutrional balance.
We are all the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve and their is no exception, not by race, not by belief system, if you believe in God and call yourself Christian their is no exception to this rule.
Jesus replied, " 'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother, and 'love your neighbor as yourself." - Matthew 19:19 NIV
So, how do you feel about you? Do you love yourself enough to make sure your family eats a nutritional diet everyday? Do you love yourself enough to make sure you family gets the best education possible? Do you love yourself enough to make sure your family is not in harms way?
Where is your love? Where is the love?
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