Have you watched the news recently? Faces showing despair and poverty in Zimbabwe, grieving relatives in Gaza. Do you ache and wonder where is God in the midst of this? What can I do that will make the slightest difference? Who am I to have an impact?
God is for the poor and the marginalised.
Luke 4Jesus quotes Isaiah
"The Spirit of the Lord is on me.
He has anointed me
to tell the good news to poor people.
He has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners.
He has sent me so that the blind will see again.
He wants me to free those who are beaten down"
Jesus is the good news for the poor, he doesn't just preach it, he
IS it. Just as the Spirit of the Lord is on Jesus, that same Spirit empowers us to be the body of Christ here and now for the common good.
Matthew 25: 35-40
For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. 36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? 39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
Lets's do it
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