Blessed are the poor (by Lumen)
CRISPINO – L’altro giorno, nel sermone, Don Antonino è stato eccezionale. Ma poi mi è a strange thing happened.
LUMEN - Tell.
CRISPINO - spoke of poverty.
LUMEN - And what did he say?
CRISPINO - He said that the poor are the true favorites of God That whoever humbles himself will be exalted. And everyone who exalts himself will be humbled. It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of needle than a rich man to enter Heaven. And blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven ...
LUMEN - And then?
CRISPINO - What the rich must give to the poor, and that the poor must pray to the Lord and be glad of his poverty, because poverty is a virtue!
LUMEN - You are rich, Crispino, very rich.
CRISPINO - In fact the words of Don Antonio I was very upset. Could it be that I lived in sin? But I do not believe the teaching was clear: only by giving to the poor could obtain the kingdom of heaven. ; Only the absolute love was the passport to salvation.
LUMEN - In fact, the meaning of the speech was.
CRISPINO - So I left the church and I took a moment in my decision. I'm not a man waiting for thee, and make my own decisions quickly and put it into practice. This is why I succeeded and became rich.
LUMEN - What have you decided?
CRISPINO - had to give everything to the poor, to save my soul.
LUMEN - Damn, that decision.
CRISPINO - Not far away was the poor fellow of Martin, has always been poor. You know him?
LUMEN - Of course I do.
CRISPINO - He was coming out too from the church, with his usual dress old and deformed. Was shabby as ever, but smiling ..
LUMEN - Perhaps she had taken comfort from the words of Don Antonio.
CRISPNO - He was the right man for me. A poor, really poor. I would have given all my possessions, making the sublime act of charity that I would take away from sin.
LUMEN - indeed, an important gesture.
CRISPINO - So I went to Martin smiled and said: "Dear Martin, I must give you a great news. I decided to give you all my possessions, all my riches , all my money. From tomorrow you will not be like a poor man now, but you can buy anything you like.
LUMEN - He?
CRISPINO - Martin looked at me, at first perplexed, then angry, and appeared on his face a mask of hatred. He told me: "Son of Satan! You want to send me to hell.'re Jealous of my poverty. I am privileged, I'm the favorite child of God Go away from me! "
LUMEN - I got rid of him?
CRISPINO - Yes He said "I have reached Heaven and finally you, a tool of the devil, want to send me to hell?. But I'm not a helmet. I do not accept your dirty trick. Tienteli your money, and do not you ever see from me. "He turned abruptly and walked away with long strides from the square.
LUMEN - What a scene!
CRISPINO - But can you think?
LUMEN - Dear Crispin, when you "believe" anything is possible. Everything and its opposite.
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