God is with the poor. And he is with us if we are with them.
Bono, prophet of postmodern days, recently got awarded by NAACP - the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The NAACP has been crucial in changing the course of history in the US and beyond, standing for civil rights for almost 100 years now.
Some pieces from Bono's acceptance speach:
"Well today the world looks again to NAACP. We need the community that tought the world about civil rights to teach it something about human rights. We are talking about the right to live like a human. The right to live period. Those are the stakes in Africa right now."
"This is not about charity. This is about justice. It's about justice and equality."
"This is true religion: True religion will not let us fall asleep in the comfort of our freedom. 'Love thy neighbor' is not a piece of advise. It is a command. And that means that in the global village we got to start loving a whole lot more people."
"Where you live should not decide whether you live or whether you die."
"Whatever thought we have about God, who he is or even if God exists, most will agree: Got has a special place for the poor. The poor are where God lives. God is in the slums, in the card board boxes where the poor play house. God is where the opportunity is lost and lives are chattered. God is with the mother who has affected her child with a virus, ... God is under the rubble in the cries we hear during war time. God, my friends, is with the poor. And God is with us if we are with them!
This is not a burden. This is an adventure. Don't let anyone tell you it can not be done. We can be the generation that ends extreme poverty. Thank you."
I think I start to get it.
Watch the full speach:
