So many times we only think of poverty as a lack of income. But at it’s core poverty simple means a deficit. When we think about it that way we really are all at a deficit when it comes to something. So although we may not be economically poor we can still indentify with those who are on other levels and in other ways.
Bryant Myers in his book, Walking with the Poor says, “Poverty is a result of relationships that do not work, that are not just, that are not for life, that are not harmonious or enjoyable. Poverty is the absence of shalom in all its meanings.”
Mark Nelson often says that shalom at it’s core means much more than peace and is really trying to communicate “the ways things were intended to be”.
That is the kind of restoration I am seeking. Not one that seeks to make me rich economically but that truly makes me rich in relationships.
