What makes this statement so profound is that it calls us to service and action, which summarizes the first semester of our religion class. We have studied social injustices across the world, the conditions that created those injustices and the people who dedicated their lives to aiding the oppressed. We are called to aid those that are not as fortunate as us; one of the pillars of Catholic Social Justice is to help the poor, the oppressed and the vulnerable. We pay a debt to others when we aid them. Our present position from life, free from the basic wants of food and shelter, is a gift from God. (Job 1:21) We are warned in the Bible not to become complacent in our place in life; we are not guaranteed another day of life, let alone enough food to eat or a place to sleep. The wealth and accolades that we earn in this life are temporal, nontransferable from this life to the next. By aiding others we become good stewards of the wealth and responsibility that He has placed in our hands; helping those that are not as fortunate as we are. (Luke 12:15-34)
In conclusion, we are called to love others more than we love ourselves. Everything we have is a gift that God has decided to bestow upon us. We obey His commands when we aid the suffering that surround us. (Mathew 22:36-40)
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Pope Gregory
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This paragraph summarizes what we have learned for the first semster. Some of those things include the seven pillars and people such as Dorthy Day.
You did a really good job showing how it was connected to the 7 pillars and how it was related to the first semester of the class.
Good job with using bible verses as points in your explanation.
good way of tying the paragraphs in to the whole year so far. I Liked all the verses you cited and used. very well written
Well done, Kevan. Good summary and connections to other parts of the semester, situations and call to serve. The idea of what we give to the poor is NOT works of mercy, but is giving back to them what is already theirs really puts a whole new light on western thinking. So, how do you feel about every bit of excess we have (own)already belongs to someone else?
You did a really good job summarizing the documents and citing the bible. nice job.
You explained the statement of the Pope and you tied everything in together.That was very well done.
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