I too used the system

Please look at the link below.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/11/06/362019133/florida-activists-arrested-for-serving-food-to-homeless

What does the prophet look like?  Who does the prophet speak too?

This article about Arnold Abbot's willingness to  feed the homeless not only speaks to the voice he is willing to share but also the judgment placed on those who have less than.

In 1997 I was a happily married working mom of three. I loved my life and I LOVED my job, I was teaching Head Start. I became very ill that year and was diagnosed with M.S.  I could no longer work.

I went on disability in 1998. I used the system.  I used the system to try new treatments, experimental and otherwise, I used the system to go back to school, I used the system always with the intention and dream of not using the system one day.  During the most difficult times we relied on the kindness of our neighbors and church.

I always worked when I could and I always claimed my wages.  I just mailed my last repayment check back to Social Security—paying back?  Yes paying back-for those who don’t know it is almost as hard to get off Disability as it is to go on.  Often there is a reassessment of wages and it takes time for the understaffed department to catch up with the release from support. 

Most people are one illness, one job loss, one death away from homelessness.  The person that stands in the bread line could have been me. No one lives securely on disability alone.  Most people loved the jobs they had to leave and it can take along time to recover from a crisis. 

The prophet sees this; the prophet shares the hopes and dreams of all who come through their line.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/11/06/362019133/florida-activists-arrested-for-serving-food-to-homeless