Fast Fridays: 30 Minutes for God: Difference between revisions
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== Friday, Oct 25: == | == Friday, Oct 25: The Limits of sins of omission == | ||
The good Samaritan did right by God and took care of the mugging victim (Lk 10:29). The sheep sent to the right of the king took care of him when he was hungry, naked, and in jail (Mt 25:35). The rich man “suffered torment” for having ignored the sick man lying at his door (Lk 16:25). The lesson is clear: don’t ignore your suffering neighbor. | |||
Are there limits to the rule? Am I off the hook because I only have a twenty and, honestly, if I gave the guy the twenty rather than a five like last time, won’t he start expecting more — or the Lord? | |||
Worse, do the suffering have a responsibility to us? When does our charity exceed its benefits? How do we discern the sheep from the goat? | |||
I need your help on this one. | |||
== Friday, Oct 18: what is our allegiance? == | == Friday, Oct 18: what is our allegiance? == | ||