In chapters three and four of Ecclesiastes, Solomon tells us that because of the wickedness in the places of justice and because of wickedness in the places of righteousness, there are a lot of oppressed people on earth, and that the poor and oppressed will always be among us. However, as Pastor Sonny tells us in this week's sermon, there is still hope for even the poorest, and that we are called to reach out to them and share with them the only real hope that exists.