Monday 26 February 2007

poverty

"When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall ypu gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner. I am the Lord your God" Leviticus 19:9-10

The question isn't how much should be give, but how much should we keep. It's commanded of us to give some of the fruit of our labour to the poor, that's our wages for us non-farmers here today.
How much of what we have do we really need, and how much will we be willing to give to those who need it more?

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