{"id":256,"date":"2006-08-30T04:32:43","date_gmt":"2006-08-30T09:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=256"},"modified":"2018-02-05T13:34:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T19:34:40","slug":"the-new-streets-of-calcutta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/the-new-streets-of-calcutta\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Streets of Calcutta","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" title=\"\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-images\/Times_Square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"271\" \/><br \/>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CALCUTTA<\/strong>, the city of the &#8220;poorest of the poor&#8221;, said Blessed Mother Theresa.<\/p>\n<p>But they no longer hold this distinction. No, the poorest of the poor are to be found in a very different place&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The new streets of Calcutta are lined with high-rises and espresso shops. The poor wear ties and the hungry don high heels. At night, they\u00a0 wander the gutters of television, looking for a morsel of pleasure here, or a bite of fulfillment there. Or you&#8217;ll find them begging on the lonely streets of the Internet, with words barely audible behind the clicks of a mouse:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I thirst&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace; font-size: small;\">&#8216;Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?&#8217; And the king will say to them in reply, &#8216;Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.&#8217; <em>(Matt 25:38-40)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I see Christ in the new streets of Calcutta, for from these gutters He found me, and to them, He now sends.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 CALCUTTA, the city of the &#8220;poorest of the poor&#8221;, said Blessed Mother Theresa. But they no longer hold this distinction. No, the poorest of the poor are to be found in a very different place&#8230; The new streets of Calcutta are lined with high-rises and espresso shops. 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