WHY MUST WE DO JUSTICE AND CHARITY FOR LIFE?

WHY MUST WE DO JUSTICE AND CHARITY FOR LIFE?

Compiled by Eric V. Encina


1. "You shall not harden your heart nor close your hand to him in his need." - Dt. 15:7

2. "I command you to open your hand to your poor and needy kinsmen in your country." - Dt. 15:11

3. "No one shall appear before the Lord empty-handed, but each of you with as much as he can give in proportion to the
blessings which the Lord, your God, has bestowed on you." - Dt. 16:17

4. "Happy is he who has regard for the lowly and the poor, in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver him." - Psalm 40:2

5. "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight." - Proverbs 15:8

6. "He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry and not be heard." - Proverbs 21:13

7. "He who gives to the poor suffers no want, but he who ignores them gets many a curse." - Proverbs 28:27

8. "The kindly man will be blessed, for he gives of his sustenance to the poor." - Proverbs 22:9

9. "Let all that you do be done in charity." - 1 Cor. 16:14

10. "First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift." - Mt. 5:24

11. "Freely you have received, freely give." - Mt. 10:8

12. "Take heed not to do your good before men, in order to be seen by them; otherwise you shall have no reward with your
Father in Heaven." - Mt. 6:1

13. "When thou gives alms, do not sound a trumphet before thee... when thou gives alms, do not let thy left hand know what thy right hand is doing, so that thy alms may be given in secret; and thy Father Who sees in secret, will reward thee."
- Mt. 6:2-3

14. "If thou will be perfect, go, sell, what thou has, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven: and come, follow Me. " - Mt. 19:21; Mk. 10:11; Lk. 18:22

15. "As long as you did it for one of these, the least of my brethren, you did it for me." - Mt. 25:40; Mt. 25:45

16. "Sell what you have and give alms." - Lk. 12:33

17. "When thou gives a feast, invite the poor, crippled, the lame, the blind; and blessed shall you be, because they have nothing to repay thee with." - Lk. 14:13-14

18. "And if I distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, yet do not have charity, it profits me nothing." - 1 Cor. 13:3

19. "The rich will care for the poor, and the poor will pray for the rich." - St. Clement

20. "Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God." - St. Anthony the Great

21. "For charity shall cover the multitude of sins." - 1 Pet. 14:8

22. TRUE CHARITY DOES NOT CARE WHETHER IT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE OR NOT!

23. "We make a living by what we get, but we make LIFE by what we give." - Norman McEwan

24. "The more love we give, the more love we have left." - Sir John Templeton

25. "Money is like muck, not good except it be spread." - Francis Bacon

26. "Charity is the scope of all God's commands." - St. John Chrysostom

27. "She is generous to the poor and the needy." - Proverbs 31:20

28. LIFE IS SACRED, IT DESERVES OUR RESPECT AND PROTECTION. WE SHOULD LOVE AND TREAT IT WELL ACCORDING TO THE PLAN OF GOD!

29. "Children are a gift from God; they are His reward." Psalm 127:3

30. "Many children are unplanned by their parents, but they are not unplanned by God." - Rich Warren

31. "GOD IS THE ONE WHO MADE ALL THINGS, AND ALL THINGS ARE FOR HIS GLORY. HE WANTED TO HAVE MANY CHILDREN SHARE HIS GLORY." - Hebrews 2:10a (NCV)

32. "A GROWING POPULATION IS A KING'S GLORY; A DWINDLING NATION IS HIS DOOM." - Proverbs
14:28

33. "Cast thy bread upon the running waters: for after a long time thou shalt find it again." - Ecclus. 11:1

34. "He that followed justice and mercy, shall find life, justice and glory." - Prov. 21:21

35. LORD OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, TEACH US TO DEFEND AND PROTECT HUMAN LIFE IN ALL ITS
STAGES, IN ALL ITS DIVERSITIES AND RACES!

36. "YOU SHALL NOT ABORT THE UNBORN CHILDREN IN ORDER TO AVOID THE DUTIES OF PARENTHOOD NOR MURDER INFANTS BUT REJOICE IN EVERY CHILD AS A GIFT FROM GOD."
- St. Barnabas

37. "Let us love our neighbor as ourselves: let us rejoice at the good of others as though it were our own; let us SYMPATHIZE with the misfortune of others, and never offend anyone." - St. Francis of Assisi

38. "One is love of God Almighty, and the only other string is unselfish love of others, which from the love of His must spring." - Poem of Sis. M. Paraclita

39. "Charity and cheerfullness, or charity and humility, should be our motto." - St. Philip Neri

40. "He that loved the poor during his life, will behold the moment of death approach without fear." - St. Vincent de Paul

41. "Fraternal charity is the seal of our predestination, as it shows that we are the true disciples of Jesus Christ."
- St. Vincent de Paul

42. "Personal service is the best and most pleasing gift we can offer to Our Lord in His poor. It is better than gold and silver. To give time, care, and sympathy in the miserable homes of the poor, is the best oblation we can make to Him, Who gave Himself to us." - Cardinal Manning

44. "Charity is patient, is kind; charity does not envy, is not pretentious, is not puffed up, is not ambitious, is not self-seeking is not provoked: thinks no evil, does not rejoice over wickedness, but rejoices with the truth; bears with all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." 1 Cor. 13:4-7

45. "We should be mindful of the poor." - Gal. 2:10

46. "God commends His charity towards us, because when as yet were sinners, Christ died for us." - Rm. 5:8

47. "So there abide faith, hope and charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charity." - 1 Cor. 13:13

48. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." - Mt. 5:7

49. "Judgment is without mercy to him who has not shown mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgment." - Jas. 2:13

50. "God loves a cheerful giver." - 2 Cor. 9:7

51. "If you evil as you are, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give
good things to those who ask Him." - Mt. 7;11; Lk. 11:13

52. "If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive in return, what merit have you? For even sinners lend to sinners
that they may get back as much in return." - Lk. 6:34

53. "It is more blessed to give than to receive." - Acts. 20:35

54. "He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully." - 2 Cor. 9:6

55. "While we have time, let us do good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of faith." - Gal. 6:10

56. "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth...but lay up for youselves treasures in Heaven." - Mt. 6:19-20

57. "Change the rich of this world not to be proud, or to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in God, who provides all things
in abundance for our enjoyment. Let them do good and be rich in good works, giving readilly, sharing with others, and
thus providing for themselves a good foundation against the home to come, in order they may land hold on the true life."
- Tim. 6:17-19

58. "Do not refuse a kindness to anyone who begs it, if it is in your power to perform it." - Proverbs 3:27

59. "Where goods abound, parasites abound." - Ecclesiastes 5:10

60. "If you love money, you will never be satisfied; if you long to be rich, you will never get all you want. It is useless. The
richer you are, the more mouths you have to feed." - Ecclesiastes 5:10-11

61. "Making your neighbor a loan is an act of mercy, to lend him a helping hand is to keep the commandments."
- Ecclesiastes 29:1

62. "An effort made for the happiness of others lifts us above ourselves." - L. M. Child

63. "The apostolate of charity is the apostolate to save life and soul." - E. V. Encina

64. Nothing so touches the heart as the tragic suffering of the innocents and the unborn childfren - the victims of abortion, terrorism, violence, injustice, hunger and poverty.

65. "The desire of power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall; but in charity there is no excess, neither can man nor angels come into danger by it." - Francis Bacon

66. "She did ill then to refuse her a charity." - L' Estrange

67. "The highest excercise of charity is toward the uncharitable." - Buckminster

68. "With malice towards nne, with charity for all." - Lincoln

69. "It should not discourage us if our kindness (charity) is unacknowledged; it has its influence still." - Anonymous

70. "Without charity, the outward work profiteth nothing; but whatever is done out of charity, be it ever so little and contemptible, all becomes fruitful." - 1 Cor. 13:3

71. "In every gift show a cheerful countenance, and sanctify thy tithes with joy." - Ecclus. 35:11

72. "Charity is stronger than death and more powerful than hell." - Rev. Fr. Charles Kovari, S.J.

73. "Love (charity) is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence." - Eric Fromn

74. "Love (charity) asks for steadfastness, strength, decision, and capacity to serve selflessly. Love demands us to give
generously. Would you withold that love to these unborn little ones?" - St. Therese of the Child Jesus Missionary Nuns

75. "I am loath to think the man is living. That feels not better for forgiving. Teach me to feel another's woe, To hide the fault I see, That MERCY I to others show, that MERCY show to me." - Pope

76. "Everytime you are charitable, God will grant you the abundance of grace." - Our Lord Jesus Christ to Maria Valtorta

77. "What one keeps, death takes it away; what one gives Heaven renders one day." - Catholic Poet

78. "STRETCH OUT YOUR HANDS TO THE POOR ACCORDING TO YOUR STRENGTH." - Prophet Enoch to all his children as inspired by God.

79. "Give to the poor and receive the Kingdom of Heaven ." - St. Methodius

80. "Unity in essetial things, freedom in controversial things, and in all things, CHARITY." - St. Nerses

81. "Charity is an act of redemption." - E. V. Encina

82. "Charity is the scope of all God's commands." - St. John Chrysostom

83. "Acts of kindness and charity are as lasting as eternity." - Sirach 40:17

84. "Brothers and sisters are good to have in times of trouble, but it will be an even greater if you have a PRACTICE OF GIVING TO THE POOR." - Sirach 40:24

85. "Food means life itself to poor people, and taking it away from them is murder." - Sirach 34:21

86. "WHEN THINGS ARE GOING WELL, IT IS HARD TO TELL WHO YOUR REAL FRIENDS ARE, BUT IN HARD TIMES YOU CAN RECOGNIZE YOUR ENEMIES; EVEN YOUR FRIENDS WILL LEAVE YOU THEN. BUT WHEN YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL, YOUR ENEMIES WILL ACT LIKE FRIENDS." - Sirach 12:8-9

87. "Everything comes from the Lord: success and failure, poverty and wealth, life and death, wisdom, understanding,
knowledge of the Law, love and doing of good deeds--all these come from the Lord." - Sirach 11:14

88. "GIVE GENEROUSLY TO ANYONE WHO FAITHFULLY OBEYS GOD. IF YOU ARE STINGY IN GIVING TO THE POOR, GOD WILL BE STINGY IN GIVING TO YOU. GIVE ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU HAVE.
THE MORE YOU HAVE, THE MORE YOU SHOULD GIVE. EVEN IF YOU HAVE LITTLE, BE SURE TO GIVE SOMETHING. THIS IS AS GOOD AS MONEY SAVED. YOU WILL HAVE YOUR REWARD IN A TIME OF TROUBLE. TAKING CARE OF THE POOR IS THE KIND OF OFFERING THAT PLEASE GOD IN HEAVEN. DO THIS, AND YOU WILL BE KEPT SAFE FROM THE DARK WORLD OF THE DEAD."
- Tobit 4:7-11.

89. "FEED THE MAN DYING OF HUNGER, BECAUSE IF YOU ARE NOT FEEDING HIM, YOU ARE ALSO KILLING HIM." - Vatican II Fathers

90. "Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped." - Proverbs 11:25

91. "If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor, it is a sin to despise anyone." - Proverbs 11:25

92. "If you make fun of poor people, you insult the God who made them. You will be punished if you take pleasure in someone's misfortune." - Proverbs 17:5

93. "Be generous and share your good with the poor. You will be blessed for it." - Proverbs 22:9

94. "Give to the poor and you will never be in need. If you close your eyes to the poor, many many people will curse

95. "A good person knows the rights of the poor, but wicked people cannot understand such things." - Proverbs 29:7

96. "Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves, protect the rights of all who are helpless. Speak for them
and be righteous judge. Protect the rights of the poor and the needy." - Proverbs 31:8

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There is no problem of the shortage of wealth, money and food in the world in this modern age of plenty only if there is no monopoly. The real problem is selfishness, greed and avarice of mankind. There is no lack of God's Providence , what is lacking is justice and charity.

The global economy produces more or less US$30 TRILLION value of wealth production annually but only goes to the powerful and super-rich multinational corporations, global mega-bankers, commercial/financial institutions, millionaire-billionaire-tycoons that and who control money, wealth and population. Individual, organizations, institutions, systems, ideologies, beliefs, practices and policies are, alas, hostitle to faith, morality, life, family and the poor in the third world.

Hundreds of billions of tonnes of FOOD, and other goods go to waste every year in the whole world while more than 900 million people are suffering hunger, diseases and tremendously life-health devastating-killing material and monetary poverty and economic hemorrhage. Millions, billions to trillions of money are scandalously misused and wasted in the world for spiritually, morally, physically, economically, socially and environmentally damaging programmes and projects when undeniably millions of people are in the most shameful, devastating, dreadful, miserable and most degrading poverty.

Reportedly, there are around 7.5 million Millionaires to Billionaires globally with the collective assets of US$25 Trillion, and is expectedly reaching to US$44.9 Trillion in 2006-2007 and much more in the coming years at the expense of the sufferings of billions of poor people in this planet.

Individual tycoon millionaires and billionaires, commercial / international banking / financial institutions and multinational corporations make and earn combined trillions of dollars profit annually in the whole world while millions of poor families, children, aged, farmers and workers are suffering injustice, ignominiously starving in the sea of miseries, and many nations most particularly in the Third world nations fall into the traps of enormous and gargantuan unpayable debts-at-interest payments of their astronomical and mountainous foreign debts at the cost of human life and the sufferings of millions of poor people in the quagmire of hardcore poverty. Due to lack and/or absence of justice and charity in the conscience of mankind, there are many people now who are engaged in wanton acts of economic/social/monetary injustice, sabotage, speculations, corruptions, racketeering, scams, violence, crimes and other chicaneries, enjoying the heavens of luxuries and great abundance in front of millions to billions of desperate poor people in the world.

Many times, rich people (with few exceptions and with my apology) in the more affluent countries are so blinded to what poor people in the impoverished communities and third world nations of the debt-logged unjust economic system really have to go through in the eye of a needle of hardships and miseries just to get their basic necessities to survive. Without justice and charity in the heart and conscience of rich people, they usually turn a blind eye or a deaf ear to the groaning cry of the poor, of the poorest in the world.

God has created the earthly goods for all men, without exception, no doubt. Hence, all men without exception, have the inherent basic inalienable rights in strict social and economic justice to have such share from the abundance of earthly goods as needed to live as human persons as children of God. God-made wealth and men-transformed earthly goods could only serve life when these are distributed according to justice and charity.

Let us help together to build a new civilization of love, of life, of justice, of peace and of solidarity for a new better world for all mankind according to the plan of God. Let us do and promote charity to change the world.

JUSTICE AND CHARITY ARE THE ANSWER TO WORLD PEACE!


Thank you very much for reading and God bless you richly!



Eric V. Encina
Filipino Pro-life/Family/Justice Activist
Activism Center For Life, Family & Justice
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