{"id":5265,"date":"2024-02-25T18:26:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T23:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=5265"},"modified":"2024-02-25T18:26:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T23:26:24","slug":"poem-gods-preferential-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: God’s Preferential Option"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have learned that an open heart is a broken heart. A common reaction to pain, stress, or trauma is to close down as a defense mechanism. While the world has plenty of pain, stress, and trauma, a healthy response eventually requires opening up and taking risks, despite our vulnerabilities. The title of this poem is an allusion to the “preferential option for the poor<\/a>,” a tenet of Latin American liberation theology, specifically that the poor and disenfranchised have special access or connection to humanity (and God) through experiences of vulnerability. This is the flip-side of a well-establish sociological fact, that the power of the rich and privileged insulates them from humanity, even their own humanity.<\/p>\n

God’s Preferential Option<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

When we feel under
\nAttack
\nOur hearts contract
\nUntil the beating stops
\nPain no mind
\nTo that open question
\nGod’s preferential option
\nFor the pour
\nOut into the whirled
\nA bloody mess<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have learned that an open heart is a broken heart. A common reaction to pain, stress, or trauma is to close down as a defense mechanism. While the world has plenty of pain, stress, and trauma, a healthy response … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[246,590,65,431,305,690,438,107,110,691,106,439,514],"class_list":["post-5265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-defense","tag-disenfranchised","tag-god","tag-heart","tag-humanity","tag-liberation-theology","tag-mind","tag-poor","tag-power","tag-preferential-option-for-the-poor","tag-rich","tag-theology","tag-vulnerability"],"yoast_head":"\nPOEM: God's Preferential Option | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POEM: God's Preferential Option, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Defense, Disenfranchised, God, Heart, Humanity, Liberation Theology, Mind, Poor, Power, Preferential Option for the Poor, Rich, Theology, Vulnerability Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Top Pun\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Top Pun\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e\"},\"headline\":\"POEM: God’s Preferential Option\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-25T23:26:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":158,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e\"},\"keywords\":[\"Defense\",\"Disenfranchised\",\"God\",\"Heart\",\"Humanity\",\"Liberation Theology\",\"Mind\",\"Poor\",\"Power\",\"Preferential Option for the Poor\",\"Rich\",\"Theology\",\"Vulnerability\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Poems\",\"Political and Philosophical Musings\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/\",\"name\":\"POEM: God's Preferential Option | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-25T23:26:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"POEM: God's Preferential Option, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Defense, Disenfranchised, God, Heart, Humanity, Liberation Theology, Mind, Poor, Power, Preferential Option for the Poor, Rich, Theology, Vulnerability Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/25\\\/poem-gods-preferential-option\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog HOME\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Poems\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/poems\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"POEM: God’s Preferential Option\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Political Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show!\",\"description\":\"Top Pun's Pun-filled Stuff, Satire, and Public Health Science\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/toppun.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e\",\"name\":\"Top Pun\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f78057fc29c98405f1474e223d51149b962df4af36cea20bf4ccbb189f621bb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f78057fc29c98405f1474e223d51149b962df4af36cea20bf4ccbb189f621bb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f78057fc29c98405f1474e223d51149b962df4af36cea20bf4ccbb189f621bb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Top Pun\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f78057fc29c98405f1474e223d51149b962df4af36cea20bf4ccbb189f621bb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/TopPun.com\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"POEM: God's Preferential Option | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %","description":"POEM: God's Preferential Option, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Defense, Disenfranchised, God, Heart, Humanity, Liberation Theology, Mind, Poor, Power, Preferential Option for the Poor, Rich, Theology, Vulnerability Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Top Pun","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/"},"author":{"name":"Top Pun","@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e"},"headline":"POEM: God’s Preferential Option","datePublished":"2024-02-25T23:26:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/"},"wordCount":158,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e"},"keywords":["Defense","Disenfranchised","God","Heart","Humanity","Liberation Theology","Mind","Poor","Power","Preferential Option for the Poor","Rich","Theology","Vulnerability"],"articleSection":["Poems","Political and Philosophical Musings"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/","url":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/","name":"POEM: God's Preferential Option | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-02-25T23:26:24+00:00","description":"POEM: God's Preferential Option, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Defense, Disenfranchised, God, Heart, Humanity, Liberation Theology, Mind, Poor, Power, Preferential Option for the Poor, Rich, Theology, Vulnerability Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/25\/poem-gods-preferential-option\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog HOME","item":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Poems","item":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/category\/poems\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"POEM: God’s Preferential Option"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/","name":"Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Political Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show!","description":"Top Pun's Pun-filled Stuff, Satire, and Public Health Science","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/23524eae4bc27be85d1cdc01bc6d380e","name":"Top Pun","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f78057fc29c98405f1474e223d51149b962df4af36cea20bf4ccbb189f621bb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f78057fc29c98405f1474e223d51149b962df4af36cea20bf4ccbb189f621bb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f78057fc29c98405f1474e223d51149b962df4af36cea20bf4ccbb189f621bb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Top Pun"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f78057fc29c98405f1474e223d51149b962df4af36cea20bf4ccbb189f621bb7?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/TopPun.com\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5265"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5309,"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5265\/revisions\/5309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}