The gospels demonstrate the homelessness of Jesus lasting for the entirety of his public ministry. He left the economic security he had as an artisan and the reciprocity he had with his family and wandered Palestine depending on charity. Many of the people on whom he depended for charity were women.
Originally it referred to "beggars" and later it was used to describe the "socially weak" "miserable" or "poor" person. In Job 31:19, Job claims that he always helped the "poor man without covering" (see also Dt 15:7, 9, 11 and 15).
Benevolent Father, thank You for Your love, which is a wellspring of life to us all. Thank You for preserving the lives of the homeless. You are a shelter and strong tower for those who need refuge. We thank You for your enduring grace that covers those who cannot take care of themselves.
God chose Moses to rescue the people from Egypt. God was going to show everyone that He is the one true God. God told Moses and Aaron to go see Pharaoh. Moses and Aaron did exactly what God told them and God turned the Nile River into blood.
In Jesus' parable, the poor man Lazarus who died was carried by angels to Abraham's side in heaven, and the rich man was sent to hell, where he was in torment. The rich man had lived for his own pleasure and had ignored the message of Moses and the Prophets.
Lazarus was poor, despised, racked with pain and hunger while he was on earth; but when he died, angels carried his soul to the abode of the just, where he received consolation." However the rich man who when on earth, "led what was apparently a magnificent life.
Introducing Lazarus and the rich man
At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man's table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores” (Luke 16:19-21).
Moses is another Bible character who suffered several instances of hard times. He struggled to believe he could deliver his people from Egypt, and he ran into the wilderness until God appeared to him at the burning bush and called him to do exactly what he had run away from.
In the Exodus, God rescued his people so that they could fulfill their calling to be the means by which God would bring blessing to the world. In Jesus, God rescues his people so that we can participate with him in his redemption of the world.
In today's episode, we're reflecting on why God rescues his people. He doesn't only free us from corruption, he free us for restoration. His rescue is not just for us but for the restoration of the whole world. In today's reflection, we are exploring the biblical theme of sacrifice and atonement.
Proverbs 20:13 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
Catholic Social Teachings - Homelessness
Having adequate shelter is a basic human right; a right that the Church affirms as a key part of respecting and recognising our personhood. Ensuring everyone is able to access a safe, stable and adequate home is one part of working for the common good.
O Lord, to whom no one is a stranger and from whose help no one is ever distant, look with compassion on those without a place to live; restore them, we pray, to a home of their own, and give us a kind heart to help the homeless in their need. We ask this through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
The Old Testament meaningfully portrays poverty as a sign of unfaithfulness to Yahweh or an evil caused by Israel's elite's class, while emphasising that God is the protector of the poor.
Proverbs 13:4 – “The soul of the lazy man desires, and has nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.” The lazy man desires what hard working people want: house, food, vacations, money for college and retirement. But the lazy man's desires remain unsatisfied, while the diligent gain wealth.
Riches were commonly accumulated through oppressing workers, exploiting slaves, and taxing people heavily. A second cause of poverty resulted from laziness or moral foolishness such that an individual failed to create wealth through honest work (2 Thessalonians 3:11; Ephesians 4:28; Luke 15:11-24).
The author of Heb 7:3 affirms of Melchizedek: "He is without father or mother or genealogy; he has neither beginning of days nor end of life . . . he continues a priest forever." Scholars argue that the author draws on Gen 14:17-20, which introduces Melchizedek without the customary identification of his clan or ...
What we do know is this woman, Ruth, went from loyalty to royalty. God chose to bring the most powerful generational line in history through her—because she chose not to quit a commitment she made.
Jeremiah thought about quitting. “I will move out of public life. I will give up my ministry. Maybe I will go into retirement.” But when he thought about all of this, he found that he couldn't do it.
Samson was said to be so strong that he could uplift two mountains and rub them together like two clods of earth, yet his superhuman strength, like Goliath's, brought woe upon its possessor.
“Go away from me, Lord; for I am a sinful man!” Both Isaiah and Peter, at first, felt unworthy, inadequate to the sudden revelation of awe-inspiring power at work in the world.
The widow of 2 King's 4 found herself in debt and at risk of losing her sons because her husband passed away, and she could not satisfy his creditors. Should we judge her as being in sin or disobedient toward God's laws because she was in debt? The Bible doesn't say debt is a sin or a result of disobedience.
Hannah longed to give birth to a son. However, in I Samuel 1:5, 6, we read, “the Lord closed Hannah's womb.” Hannah prayed, asking God to give her a son for several years.
Jesus says: “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” (Matthew 19:24). This means it is impossible for a rich man to go to heaven by the same token that it is impossible for a camel to enter the eye of a needle.
Scripture is full of cowardice, from Abraham offering his wife to Abimelech in order to escape trouble (Genesis 2:20), David killing off Uriah in order to avoid the consequences of taking Uriah's wife (2 Samuel 11), or Pilate giving up Jesus to be tortured and killed because he was afraid of upsetting the crowds (John ...