Thank you for sharing. Given that the MAGA administration and voters seem to use the Bible so heavily to justify their choices, i wonder if we read the same book. Verses i have been meditating on:
- Deuteronomy 27:19 (NIV): "Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.”
- Exodus 12:49 (in the Passover context): "The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.” => In the current political climate, there are laws that are said to be the same for the citizen and the legal resident, and they have been disregarded, people have been arrested and not just deported, but jailed in a foreign country. Undocumented residents have rights too, at the very least as human beings, and we know what has been happening on that front.
- Zechariah 7:9-10: "This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’
Happy Easter or Resurrection Weekend to those who celebrate.
Welcoming the stranger and the foreigner is mentioned frequently in Sacred Scripture. And regularly ignored by many.
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution also puts citizens and non-citizens on equal footing when it comes to due process.
"Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
The choice of the word "person" and not "citizen" was intentional. It means everyone.
Other parts of the 14th Amendment do indeed mention "citizens," which makes the use of the word "person" here even more compelling as to its inclusiveness.
Quite true. But that's true for every one of us, not just those in Washington DC. And it is calling for a personal commitment, our own time and our own dime, recognizing that all of our time, and all of our money is a gift from God. We're only stewards. The question is: will we be good and faithful stewards?
Simple, yet profound words that are as meaningful today as they were 2,000 years ago.
Feed the hungry, refresh the thirsty, clothe the naked and comforting the sick are the ones that most of us would think of, but few would have added welcome the stranger and visit the prisoner as Jesus did.
Thank you for sharing. Given that the MAGA administration and voters seem to use the Bible so heavily to justify their choices, i wonder if we read the same book. Verses i have been meditating on:
- Deuteronomy 27:19 (NIV): "Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow.”
- Exodus 12:49 (in the Passover context): "The same law applies both to the native-born and to the foreigner residing among you.” => In the current political climate, there are laws that are said to be the same for the citizen and the legal resident, and they have been disregarded, people have been arrested and not just deported, but jailed in a foreign country. Undocumented residents have rights too, at the very least as human beings, and we know what has been happening on that front.
- Zechariah 7:9-10: "This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.’
Happy Easter or Resurrection Weekend to those who celebrate.
Welcoming the stranger and the foreigner is mentioned frequently in Sacred Scripture. And regularly ignored by many.
The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution also puts citizens and non-citizens on equal footing when it comes to due process.
"Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
The choice of the word "person" and not "citizen" was intentional. It means everyone.
Other parts of the 14th Amendment do indeed mention "citizens," which makes the use of the word "person" here even more compelling as to its inclusiveness.
Quite true. But that's true for every one of us, not just those in Washington DC. And it is calling for a personal commitment, our own time and our own dime, recognizing that all of our time, and all of our money is a gift from God. We're only stewards. The question is: will we be good and faithful stewards?
Well said, John. Those words are for all of us.
Thanks for this, and Amen. Happy Easter to you and your family. Hugs.
Happy Easter and hugs back at you and your family, Gayna.
Thanks for this, Bob. I wish all of us would live by these words -- maybe war, hatred and division would end.
Happy Easter to you and your family !
You hit it on the head, Jeanine.
Simple, yet profound words that are as meaningful today as they were 2,000 years ago.
Feed the hungry, refresh the thirsty, clothe the naked and comforting the sick are the ones that most of us would think of, but few would have added welcome the stranger and visit the prisoner as Jesus did.
Divine.
Thanks Bob. I continue to pray for wisdom.
A wise choice, my friend
Amen🙏🏼
Amen, Brother!
He loves❤️
And He lives
Amen, Robin