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As the homeless people in downtown Chicago have become part of my life recently, I've been trying to give them something more than the little money I have. I've started passing out snacks (granola bars, peanut bars, anything somewhat nutritious that travels well), and I want to give out something a little more lasting.
This latest time I was in Chicago, I brought along spiritual books that I own but don't use; one of those pocket New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs Bibles (I have a lot, thanks to the people who keep handing them out), a Bible -based book called The Life Book...And I'm confident that these books can give someone hope who needs it most, but I want suggestions for a book that more directly relates to people in extreme poverty, surrounded by people with wealth.
There is a book called On Wealth and Poverty, which is a collection of sermons from John Chrysostom on the story of the rich man and Lazarus, which is all too relevant in the world today. I think it would be a great book to hand out to people who feel destitute, poverty-stricken in front of Starbucks & other needlessly expensive & well-visited stores, as this book describes in great detail the spiritual value of poverty, and the divine justice of the poor victim being brought into Heaven, while the greedy rich are condemned to Hell. I think this is the kind of book that homeless people need; one that describes their awful situation as a blessing, with a wonderful ending in the next life (the life that really matters).
This is my suggestion; what are yours?
This latest time I was in Chicago, I brought along spiritual books that I own but don't use; one of those pocket New Testament, Psalms, and Proverbs Bibles (I have a lot, thanks to the people who keep handing them out), a Bible -based book called The Life Book...And I'm confident that these books can give someone hope who needs it most, but I want suggestions for a book that more directly relates to people in extreme poverty, surrounded by people with wealth.
There is a book called On Wealth and Poverty, which is a collection of sermons from John Chrysostom on the story of the rich man and Lazarus, which is all too relevant in the world today. I think it would be a great book to hand out to people who feel destitute, poverty-stricken in front of Starbucks & other needlessly expensive & well-visited stores, as this book describes in great detail the spiritual value of poverty, and the divine justice of the poor victim being brought into Heaven, while the greedy rich are condemned to Hell. I think this is the kind of book that homeless people need; one that describes their awful situation as a blessing, with a wonderful ending in the next life (the life that really matters).
This is my suggestion; what are yours?