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Simplicity: Francis of Assisi: Lady Poverty

By Francis of AssisiSource: Francis of Assisi - Testament / Rule of 1223 (Public Domain)217 words

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Matthew 6:19-21 Luke 12:15 Philippians 4:11-13

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God of enough, my life feels cluttered— too much stuff, too many commitments, too many voices telling me I need more. Teach me simplicity. Not poverty, but freedom. Not deprivation, but clarity. Not emptiness, but space for what matters.

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Parasite: The Smell of Poverty (Luke 16:19-26)

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Jon Sobrino on Christ Crucified for the Crucified - Liberation (Romans 5:8)

"Christ died for sinners—and the crucified peoples of the earth are told they are sinners for their poverty, their race, their resistance. Christ identifies with them: the crucified God for the crucified peoples. 'While we were sinners' is solidarity with the condemned." — Jon Sobrino.

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Walter Brueggemann on Justice Fulfilled - Progressive (Revelation 21:4)

"Every tear wiped—tears of injustice, oppression, exploitation. No more death from poverty, from violence, from neglect. This vision indicts present arrangements and energizes present resistance. The coming world without tears judges the tear-causing systems of this world." — Walter Brueggemann.

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