Pastoral Relationship with People with Intellectual ... - Theses

88I think of Emperors and Empires, rapacious despots, evil dictators, selfservinglandlords, rulers of sweat shops, of fanatical prophets and cringingpimps, of slimy pushers and abusive parents.And I think of those who served, either defiantly or compliantly, such asthese. I think of those with heads held high and of others with backs broken andspirits crushed, of those who held to a glimmer of light, who still saw glimpses ofbeauty, and of others for whom all light has dimmed, and beauty has turned todust and blown away on the winds of time.Slavery has so many guises, so many justifications and rationalisations,so many pretentious denials and cowardly turned backs, far away and near tohome.And the Slave has so many faces ...of black and white,female and male,homosexual and bi,infirmed and orphan.of indigenous and migrant,farmer and factory worker,impoverished and malnourished,ignorant or unknowing,living or dying.... so, so many faces.How can I make sense of it all?What of the One who raises up the weak?What of the One who stands with the outcast at the margins?