See, I was Christian, but I was also a dick. I was poor, I lived in an abandoned factory, I spent $10 a week on food. So when I read “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied,” I felt smug and justified and favored in the eyes of God. Normally I felt like a subpar Christian, and I worked under the assumption that God was perpetually disappointed in me. I didn’t do enough ministering to the homeless. I still wanted a career as a musician. I still had lustful thoughts. But when it came to poverty, I felt like I’d
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