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Go now and apply what we have been speaking about. Live out the theme of the
Gospel and our Neighbour.

Sunday
Micah 6 v 8
Matthew 25 v 35 – 40
Today will be reserved for a reflection on your volunteering experience. Once you
have offered your services, whether it be time, money, or resources, to someone or
some project or ministry who are in need, then answer the questions below.
1. What were your expectations going into this volunteer opportunity?
2. How did your experience differ from those expectations?
3. What did you learn about yourself, about the people you served, and about what
it means to “act justly and to love mercy” (Micah 6 v 8)?
4. What would it mean for you, specifically, to allow care for the poor and
marginalized to become an integral part of your life?
5. What is one goal that you can accomplish in the next month regarding your
personal involvement in justice and mercy for the poor and marginalized?
Prayer:
?Justice is the index of real faith, the index of a real relationship with God — of the
real spiritual condition of your heart.? Confess fears, weaknesses, and indifference
to all those Jesus would identify as your neighbours. Pray for the poor, and pray as
well that you, and your community, would help the poor and marginalized, even
when it is risky and costly to you.

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