Justice & Mercy ministry with humility
Micah 6:8 has been an important verse in Dan's ministry over the years. What does God require of us, but to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God. Can we meet the emergency needs of hungry people with food handouts while at the sametime asking the hard questions about why the people are hungry? We need to be careful of not falling into the trap of benefitting those who have already benefitted from an unjust system. For example, buying bags of corn to give away from the same corporation who flooded the market with their cheap corn driving the poor campesinos off their land. It takes courage to ask these questions but it also takes sacrifice to share from our abundance with those who don't have enough.
How would this type of balanced ministry look in today's world? Comments? Wise counsel?
posted by Dan, Angelica & Jacob @ 5:00 PM
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Wow, great questions and I'm not sure that there's a clear answer here. One thing that is clear though is that there exists now a need with these hungry people and we have the opportunity to show them Christ's love in giving and service. How is that most effectively and correctly done? I'll have to think on that one.
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