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Podcast — The U.S. and the New Jerusalem
A city set on a hill cannot be hid.
The U.S. and the New Jerusalem
Music:
- Tim O’Brien, “Twelve Gates to the City”
- The Davis Sisters, “Twelve Gates to the City”
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Sarah Prout
She’s not like the others.
Motivation and necessity
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
I visited the ATM this afternoon to withdraw cash for this next week’s rent. Certain necessities arose at once, and at once drastic changes occurred in my motivations, hopes and dreams.
Resolution
One can want the best for another person, but
only that person can define what “the best” means.
Thursday 2017-04-20
On the walk from the shelter to church Wednesday morning, I was in great turmoil. I may or may not manage to recall all the questions now. Pastor is focused on the need to change systems (people’s circumstances) in order to alleviate poverty, and seems unwilling or unable to consider how people act; my orientation is the exact opposite, wanting people to change their ways in order to alleviate poverty. Pastor says he doesn’t like it when I talk about squalor; but doesn’t squalor need to be talked about, given that it’s why “haves” won’t invest where the “have-nots” live?
I am torn between the way I want to live, and the way I have to live in the situation I’m in.
The Homeless Blogger 