[August 1998 journal entry]
Thesis: The ‘gospel’ means to be genuinely present with the dismembered “for whom God’s heart aches”. ‘Dismembered’ is a broader category than ‘poor’ – e.g., victims of multiple sclerosis and other neurological illnesses or AIDS. Such individuals may or may not be ‘poor’. Vulnerable, yes.
Thesis: The ‘gospel’ means to be genuinely present with the dismembered “for whom God’s heart aches”. ‘Dismembered’ is a broader category than ‘poor’ – e.g., victims of multiple sclerosis and other neurological illnesses or AIDS. Such individuals may or may not be ‘poor’. Vulnerable, yes.
