August 17, 2009
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Simple Spirituality
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“The causes of sufferings in the (majority world) are, to a great extent, to be found in the first world. To admit this is a necessary condition for the first world to know itself truthfully. Deciding to remove this suffering is essencial if the first world is to carry out its fundamental ethical responsibility. To actually do away with this suffering is the way of salvation for both the (majority world) and the first world.” Sobrino
“When we don’t know who we are, we are unavailable to be given to the world around us” “I can share my feelings with someone, but it is tough for me to trust people with my feelings. It is not easy for me to put my needs out there and give someone a chance to reject them. And so what I usually do is work toward transparency as a distraction from my lack of vulnerability.” “I said a prayer for my little friends—my friends who work harder than, but eat less than, anyone I know. My friends who give so much but get so little, my friends who seem to have so much joy, despite their poverty, my friends who were sleeping on the ground and were probably still hungry.” –Simple Spirituality…I forgot the guy’s name
“The richest 20% of the world’s population received 82.7% of the total world income while the porrest 20% receives only 1.4%. global economic growth rarely filters down” –U.N. Development program
“Attaching to Jesus leads to detaching from the world and to simplicity of lifestyle. This is not simplicity for the sake of simplicity, but simplicity for the sake of relationship—relationship with God and with each other” –David Chronic
