ABSTRACT

This chapter shows that the capital resources of spirituality were impoverished? Spirituality becomes spiritual capital when it is 'the wellspring of our sense of meaning and our will to live' and the source of deep love, value, yearning and hope. It can intimately affect 'every part of our lives: emotions, relationships, work, and everything else we consider meaningful'. It provides one with 'passions and inspirations that draw one way or another, connect one with the world and each other, prompt the choices, and empower the creativity and steadfastness'. The chapter sums up the essence and urgency of a cry that emanates from the shadows, a cry that challenges one to change very lives radically. There are several possible reasons why the homeless person's spiritual experience is seldom documented. John Belcher suggests that when people who are experiencing homelessness are interviewed, they usually refer to their most immediate physical needs such as food and shelter.