From February 2, 2023
Haiti makes it abundantly clear that poverty is painful. But far beneath the surface, you find the priceless seed of hope. Not just a fairy tale hope, but a gritty hope rooted in total dependency upon God. As I walked with the poor, I encountered my own true poverty and the radical truth of the Gospel: only empty hands can hold God.
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Gene
To paraphrase the final sermon of Oscar Romero, this message is for the gang members wreaking violence in Haiti, specifically in Cite Soleil: “I want to make a special appeal to gang members: each of you is one of us. The people you kill are your own brothers and sisters. When you hear a man telling you to kill, remember God’s words, ‘thou shalt not kill.’ No gang member is obliged to obey any order contrary to the law of God. In the name of God, in the name of our tormented people, I beseech you, I implore you; in the name of God I command you to stop the violence.”