Big Idea - The majority of people do not ever commit a serious crime, and while many people experience financial struggles from time to time, in most cases, it is only the minority who find themselves in chronic poverty. How do we deal with these two segments of society? More importantly, how do we deal with these issues in our family and in the Church? What is the right response toward those who cause harm or loss to others? How should we deal with those who are poor? In short, the wrongdoer should receive justice and the poor should receive a second chance. The goal of justice is fair treatment and the goal of the second chance is equality. Those who cause loss or harm to others do not get a second chance, but they do get the chance to make things right. Those who have fallen into poverty do get a second chance by wiping the slate clean. But, these principles only make sense for those who want to live in the light of God's presence and who seek to enjoy the fellowship of His company. Seems easy enough, so why do we feel the need to make those who have wronged us suffer, and why don’t we give sacrificially to help the poor? It is only when we truly believe that everything belongs to God and He alone can supply all our needs, that we will have the power to love the poor and those who have hurt us.
