reflection on justice

The call to global discipleship

Final reflection

“If you want justice, seek peace” Pope Paul VI

The measure of any society

is how it treats its weakest members. JPII

“The needs of the poor take priority over the desires of the rich” Economic

Justice For All

“Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God” JPII

“Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Matt. 10:39

“An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.” Ghandi

“You must be the change you wish to seek in the world.” Ghandi

“Blessed are the peacemakers...” Matt 5:9

“Justice without force is powerless…

”…force without justice is tyrannical.” Pascal

“I say…love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you…” Matt. 5:44

“The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them.” Bujold

“Every human has dignity.” John Paul II

“The world is full of suffering…

it is also full of overcoming it.” Helen Keller

“Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more…” St. Paul

“Be not afraid…” Psalm 3:25

“We are endowed by our Creator with certain rights…” Jefferson

Injustice is the cause of much suffering

“Not to enable the poor to share in our goods is to steal from them and deprive them of life.” St. John Chrysostom

“Evil prevails when good people do nothing.” Burke

I was angry at God and scolded Him…

“God, I see injustice all around me…

…people in poverty

…children starving

…people killing each

other

So, I asked Him,

“Why don’t you do something about this?”

He replied,

“I did do something…

I made you!”