God’s Preferential Option for the Poor

“For me, the first question of theology is how do we say to the poor: God loves you? I understand that the words ‘God loves you’ are not difficult to say. But this message––true as it is––presents a monumental challenge given the daily life of poor persons and their experience of exclusion and non-love, of being forgotten, of having no social rights.” –– Gustavo Gutiérrez

A few weeks ago, in one of the undergrad courses I’m teaching, we wrestled with this quote from Father Gustavo Gutiérrez. We d...