Abraham Lincoln once described his early life as nothing more than "the short and simple annals of the poor." That comment struck me today as we drove by scenes of squalor rarely glimpsed in the United States--the lean-tos near the airport, the tin-roofed shacks, and the cracked cisterns many people rely upon for water.
Yet I was equally struck by the cheerfulness the people displayed in the warm welcome we received, their determined faith despite their trying circumstances, and the happiness they show that is equally rarely glimpsed.
Truly, the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount ring forth: "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Robert
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