“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of His people” (Psalm 113:7-8).
Psalm 113
T he wealthiest man who ever lived was Saint Francis of Assisi, because when he gave away everything, all the world was his. One of the most-quoted and -admired men who ever lived, Francis said, “God could not have chosen anyone less qualified, or more of a sinner, than myself. And so, for this wonderful work He intends to perform through us, He selected me–for God always chooses the weak and the absurd, and those who count for nothing.”
