Saturday, November 20, 2010
The Needy
The hungry need bread, the homeless need a roof, the oppressed need justice, and the lonely need fellowship. At the same time — on another and deeper level — the hopeless need hope, sinners need forgiveness, and the world needs the gospel. On this level no one is excluded, and all the needy are one. Our mission as the church is to bring hope to a desperate world by declaring God's undying love — as one beggar tells another where to find bread.
--the answer to question #51 of the Presbyterian Church's (USA)study catechism: Who are the needy?
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We, you and me, friends, strangers, family, neighbors...we are the needy. And I am ever so thankful that God fills all of us with everything we need.
Blessings.
Beautifully said. That is what it is truly all about. 'Feeding ourselves, feeding others'. Thank you.
Andie
I love this. I have recently started helping women in the church with needs, ie child-minding, clothing, food, etc. What we do to one of these we also do to Him. A short and concise reminder of the cause. xo
There is little left for question after reading that...compassion now cuts in with all its effects as we yield our wills to it.
we may declare it a little differently ,
but the Love shows
So very right! We must arrange our lives accordingly.
and He has provided for all of those needs ...
We are all beggars that His love seated around a banquet table filled to overflowing - daily bread enough for all.
I love the way you expressed this. God provided me the opportunity Thanksgiving, to tell the story of my becoming a Christian to my brother-in-law, who is a practicing Buddhist. I found out he grew up Catholic, and had bad experiences with nuns. He says Buddhism is a philosophy, not a religion. He said there is not a deity worshiped. My son, who is not a believer was in on the whole conversation, where brother-in-law was starting to put down Christians, and I felt compelled to tell him I was one. He still tried to discount what I was saying, but it's OK, because God can use my words and that of others to reveal himself. Plus, I got a good compliment from my son, when he said I do live my life according to what I believe.
Still, it hurts that most of my family does not possess the gift of faith.
I haven't kept up well with your blog. God bless your holidays.
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