The poor have a treasure to
offer precisely because they cannot gift us in return. By not paying
us for what we have done for them, they call us to inner freedom,
selflessness, generosity, and true care.
Jesus says, "When you have a
party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; then you
will be blessed, for they have no means to repay you--and so you will be
repaid when the upright rise again." Luke 14:13-14
The repayment in helping those who are poor, or sick, or lame--or in prison--is spiritual. It is the joy, peace, and love of God that we so
much desire. This is what the poor give us, not only in the afterlife
but already here and now.
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