Social Justice

The man who truly understands what Jesus has done for him cannot help but lead a life of compassion; gratitude and humility work together eventually compelling him to seek justice for those less fortunate.

As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” (2 Corinthians 9:9)

Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” (Matthew 19:21)

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honours God. (Proverbs 14:31)

What Do I Deserve?

I am just returning to normal health after a week of battling a nasty flu bug. (Not the H1N1 according to the symptom checker.) This one started last Wednesday with a sore throat then morphed into fever and a wicked headache followed by a day of steady vomiting and ended with a few days of chest congestion, runny nose and relentless coughing, all in all not a nice week. There is nothing like a little dose of the flu to get me thinking about how much I take for granted my usual good health. I don’t do sick well, I’m a bad patient, I just feel that there should be some sort of Star Trek(y) type of hypo-spray thingy that fixes me instantly by now – I mean what are we doing with all that research money anyway? I digress.

To my point - and yes I know this is infantile - at one point in the week I recall rolling over in bed and in my misery complaining/praying/whining to God; “What did I do to deserve this?”
This is what I would like to hear from you on:


Do people get what they deserve? Do we all deserve good health? Does anyone ever deserve anything bad? What about people who have done horrific things – what do they deserve? To those of you who are believers – what part does God play in all of this? Is there any justice and if so, how and when do we see it?