In his seminal book "Jesus and the Disinherited" (1949), theologian Howard Thurman addressed the profound matter of "what the teachings and life of Jesus of Nazareth have to say to those who stand, at a moment in human history, with their backs against the wall" - the poor, the disinherited, the dispossessed. Jesus said, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners, and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free." (Luke 4:18) It's clear that Jesus, in his words and actions, was concerned for and about the very poor among us, and all of the "47%", many of whom have been bruised, victimized, disinherited, and dispossessed - the poor, the 'invisible', the elderly, persons of all races, creeds and persuasions.
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