I see you : how love opens our eyes to invisible people / Terence Lester ; foreword by Dave Gibbons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lester, Terence, author.

Contributor:

Gibbons, Dave, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and minorities.

Marginality, Social.

Church work with minorities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 pages)

Place of Publication:

Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]

Summary:

* 2020 American Express NGen Leadership Award We don't care about what we don't see. Countless people are invisible to us. We overlook the poor and homeless, partly because we don't share much space with them. More seriously, we often choose not to see the realities around us. We hold misconceptions about who is deserving or not, or make false assumptions about people's poverty being their own fault.Terence Lester calls us to see the invisible people around us. His personal encounters and real-life stories challenge Christians to become more informed about poverty and homelessness, and to see the poor as Jesus does. When we see people through God's eyes and hear their stories, we restore their dignity and help them flourish. And when we recognize our own inner spiritual poverty, we have greater empathy for others, no matter their circumstances.Let love open your eyes. Discover how seeing leads us to act with compassion and justice-as God intends.

Contents:

Searching for home

Demystifying poverty

You don't have to fear

Making room in the margins

How much is enough?

Ignorance can be hurtful

You are part of the solution

Different communities, different needs

Dignity and how to see people

Creating communities

Creating consistent rhythms

Each one matters.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780830865277

0830865276