Exalting the poor or making the poor beat poverty

Rizal Philippines
July 25, 2019

The beatitudes that exalts the poor has been grossly misinterpreted by many and corrupted our ideas on the poor.  Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven  Mathew 5:13   It is the belief of this post and so with others that this saying is meant to motivate the poor; to lift them out from depths of poverty and give them hope. They shall be better and not remain impoverished.... It is not meant to be a static statement to glorify their situation..

And thus justify some statements:   as said by a former bishop, "It is ok for the poor for the poor to steal and rob if he or she is hungry.!!!? What revision of the ten commandments?

And this is being bastardized by politicians, "Si.... para sa mahirap."   How many  have used the cause of the poor... to justify plunder crimes as PDAF DAP....

We have to make the poor productive by teaching them how to fish, rather than cash donations that make them reliant or weaker by making them dependent on dole outs.    Education and livelihood are decent things we can provide the less privileged

Jesus Christ was the son of carpenter and may be well to do.  He was not a Jolog...