Thursday, February 4, 2010

The faith of the poor; the faith of the rich

Hasidic quotation [Martin Buber, Tales of the Hasidim, Later masters (New York, 1947), p. 92]:


"How easy it is for a poor man to depend on God! What else has he to depend on? And how hard it is for a rich man to depend on God.  All his possession call out to him: 'Depend on us!'"


Oh, and those possessions call so loudly...and incessantly...
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2010 at 4:33 AM

    The reality is that our possessions give us voice. Those of us who have a voice must speak up for those who have no voice.

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  2. AnuFebruary 8, 2010 at 12:46 PM

    This is a good quote. Often its at times of great loss that we turn toward (or back towards) God whether we have lost material possessions or things like relationships or our way of looking at the world.

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  3. Rev. Chester Craig ToppleMarch 14, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    Anonymous...Was it Jesus' possessions that gave him voice?

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