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SCRIPTURAL TEXT

SUMMARY In teaching us charity, the Gospel instructs us in the preferential respect due to the poor and the special situation they have in society: the more fortunate should renounce some of their rights so as to place their goods more generously at the service of others. A Call to Action, #23

TAKE THE CHALLENGE

REFLECTION

LESSON OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:
1. examine poverty and its different aspects 2. understand the implications of preferential option for the poor 3. connect this preference with the universality of Gods love 4. identify the challenges of option for the poor in ones particular environment

Preferential Option for the Poor

Why it is never optional

POVERTY
Absolute poverty primary basic needs such as food, clothing, home, health, are not met Relative poverty involves how national income is distributed among the levels of society

3 % are the wealthy and usually have the power

17 % are the middle class who can meet more than their needs (relatively rich) 40 % have just enough and so they can meet their basic needs though they are always in danger of suffering from absolute poverty if a disaster strikes them

40 % suffer from absolute poverty and cannot maintain a proper life and have little chance to be freed from this condition

Who are the poor?

Economically,
they are those who have insufficient resources to live a decent life

Who are the poor?

Politically,
they are those who are victims of social structures

Who are the poor?

Culturally,
they are those who are marginalized because of their status, race, sex, age, or religion

40 % of Filipinos live below the poverty line!

The United Nations has said that the world produces enough food for all!

Jesus tells us . . .
The spirit of the Lord has been given to me. He has sent me to bring the good news to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives and to the blind new sight, to set the downtrodden free, to proclaim the Lords year of favor.

What did Jesus do?

He preached about the Kingdom!

What did Jesus do?

He ate with the social outcasts!

What did Jesus do?

He cured the sick!

What did Jesus do?

He fed the hungry!

What did Jesus do?

He forgave the sinners!

What did Jesus do?

He showed compassion instead of passing judgment!

What did Jesus do?

He challenged abusive authorities!

Ultimately, he suffered!

He disturbed the status quo!

Jesus commands us . . .
Each hungry Feed the Christian Give drinkmake thirsty must to the a choicethe naked the Clothe to lift up Shelter the homeless poor and Visit the sick disadvantaged in Visit the imprisoned very dead Bury the real and concrete ways!

Preferential Option for the Poor

to create conditions for marginalized voices to be heard, to defend the defenseless, and to assess lifestyles, policies and social institutions in terms of their impact on the poor.

Preferential Option for the Poor

Why is it never optional?

The poor have a harder time experiencing humanization, so Christians must imitate their Master who humanizes.

Think critically:
What makes the gap between the rich and the poor scandalous?

God created the world for everybodys use

CAUSE:

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To provide people with opportunities to live a fully humanized life

PURPOSE:

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