Treat Others Fairly With Compassion

Acknowledging God

Follow in My Ways

Keep My Statutes and Ordinances

Exodus 22:21-30 The Message (MSG)

21 “Don’t abuse or take advantage of strangers; you, remember, were once strangers in Egypt.
22-24 “Don’t mistreat widows or orphans. If you do and they cry out to me, you can be sure I’ll take them most seriously; I’ll show my anger and come raging among you with the sword, and your wives will end up widows and your children orphans.
25 “If you lend money to my people, to any of the down-and-out among you, don’t come down hard on them and gouge them with interest.
26-27 “If you take your neighbor’s coat as security, give it back before nightfall; it may be your neighbor’s only covering—what else does the person have to sleep in? And if I hear the neighbor crying out from the cold, I’ll step in—I’m compassionate.
28 “Don’t curse God; and don’t damn your leaders.
29-30 “Don’t be stingy as your wine vats fill up.
“Dedicate your firstborn sons to me. The same with your cattle and sheep—they are to stay for seven days with their mother, then give them to me.

For Reflection

So many strangers entering strange lands, refugees from war, persecution, and injustices; these days challenge our souls and test our resolve for compassion. If we ignore the need and withhold help are we acting any differently than tyranny from which they risk their lives to seek asylum?  If violent eradication of the tyrants is not an option, what other choice do we have but to help pick up the pieces of fragmented societies and offer sanctuary and hope?

Pray

Pray for those whose lives have been torn apart and who have risked all to find sanctuary and hope in strange lands. Pray for those whose selfish obsessions for power is paid by the suffering and death of their countries men, women, and children.

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