'Paul says in 1 Corinthians that God has chosen the weak, the foolish, and the crazy to shame the clever and the powerful; he has chosen the most despised, the people right at the bottom of society. through this teaching we see a vision unfold in which a pyramid of hierarchy is changed into a body, beginning at the bottom. One might ask if that means Jesus loves the weak more than the strong. No; that is not it. the mystery of people with disabilities is that they long for authentic and loving relationships more than power. They are not obsessed with being well-situated in a group that offers acclaim and promotion. They are crying for what matters most: love. and God hears their cry because in some way they respond to the cry of God, which is to give love. '--from 'Living gently in a violent world: The prophetic witness of weakness' by Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche