““An essential clue to the understanding of poverty in liberation theology is the distinction, made in the Medellín document "Poverty of the Church," between three meanings of the term "poverty": real poverty as an evil—that is something that God does not want; spiritual poverty, in the sense of a readiness to do God's will; and solidarity with the poor, along with protest against the conditions under which they suffer.””
![“If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.” quote by Gustavo Gutiérrez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a37/gustavo-gutierrez-16501_commitment_if-there-is-no-friendship-with-them-the_523070.jpg)
![“[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.” quote by Gustavo Gutiérrez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dbf/gustavo-gutierrez-16501_approach_neighbor-is-not-he-whom-i-find-in-my-pat_643201.jpg)
