If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you. Leviticus 25:35
“You, however, look at the primitive equality, not at the later distinction, not at the law of the powerful, but at the law of the Creator. Help, as much as you can, nature; honor the primitive freedom; respect yourself; cover the dishonor of your family; assist those who are sick and aid those who are needy.”
Gregory of Nazianzus in On the Love for the Poor in Social Thought, ed. Peter C. Phan, Message of the Fathers of the Church, vol. 20 (Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier) 26.
Today’s training, as I stated yesterday, is one like no other.
I am teaching and facilitating a replicable training with influencers from Nepal, Pakistan, Angola, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia, and the Philippines over the next two days.
Our opening dinner last night went great. Pray for us.
And today’s post has relevance in light of this ethnic diversity. We are one in Christ. And we share the same primitive equality. When we set aside distinction and power, we discover there is no difference between any of us.
At that moment we realize our role to help, honor, and assist.
Who do you know that society says is not worthy of help, who cannot make it on their own, or who has fallen on hard times? What if you looked at the primitive equality? You would find no difference. From that place, deliver help, restore honor, and assist as needed…generously.
And pray for our group as we visit this room (pictured above) where five articles were added by 152 humble servants in A.D. 381 giving us the Nicene Creed that we embrace today.