The financially poor

 1 Peter 3:8

King James Version

8 Finally, 

be ye all of one mind, 

having compassion one of another, 

love as brethren, 

be pitiful, 

be courteous:

We see them everywhere.

You don't have to look hard.

The poor are everywhere.

I see those without limbs, begging.

Positioned at strategic places.

Placed by syndicates, to beg.

I've seen the vans, that bring them there.

Shall I give these cherished ones, money?

Will the money go to them?

What can I really do, to help them?

City officials pass them by.

Kind people give them money.

Others respectfully leave food.

I saw one man, who can be found usually kneeling, begging.

And one day, he shouted at the world.

He could be found, rain or shine.

But that day, he lost it.

After a while, I didn't see him anymore in his usual spot.

You see, my city allows these precious people their spots.

How can anyone feed upon their misfortune?

Can we understand what they go through?

They're physically burned, blind, without limbs, crawling, immobile, and we make them beg?

How GOD's wrath would be upon us all!

There are individuals, and families, saddled with bills, debts, threats, coercion, oppression.

They don't even have food on the table, and yet the creditors come.

Perhaps, they've lost their jobs, or they've got lots to feed.

They don't know who to turn to.

Some borrow from loan sharks, but the debts keep piling on.

Some have lost their houses, cars, comforts.

Families are torn apart, when blame comes into the picture.

When previous high lifestyles are not met anymore, marriages fall apart.

You'll know if you've still got friends, when you're at your lowest low.

We see poverty everywhere.

People don't have to tell us they don't have money.

They can't pay.

They can't eat.

They have no home.

Their lackluster eyes tell us.

Their worn-out clothes tell us.

Where they live, if they have any place at all, tell us.

Their being unemployed, tell us.

Being "unemployable" tell us.

And we ask ourselves, if we are all GOD's children, why do we do that to each other?

There is GREAT abundance in the world.

Why, the poverty?