Green Street Park

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e r t e S t P n e a e rk r G United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development In Partnership with Loyola Press Illustrated by Jill Arena

Text Š 2015 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Illustrations Š 2015 Loyola Press All rights reserved.

Author: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Department of Justice, Peace, and Human Development Contributing Editor: Susan Blackaby Cover design: Jill Arena Illustrations: Jill Arena

ISBN-13: 978-0-8294-4099-7 ISBN-10: 0-8294-4099-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015930435 Printed in the United States of America 15 16 17 18 19 20 Bang 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

As I open this book, I remember that I am a child of God, A follower of Jesus who walks in his way of love.

Dear Jesus, help me use my gifts To pray for others, To work for justice and peace, And to help those in need, So that I can serve the Kingdom of God With my own two feet of love in action.

Amen.

Philip loved life on Green Street.

It had sidewalks for skating.

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At night, Philip said his prayers.

He always ended the same way. “Bless my family. Bless my friends.

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And thank you, God, for Green Street.

Amen.�

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As disciples of Jesus, we must put two feet of love in action!

We walk with the Charitable Works “foot” when we help make a situation better in the short term, such as picking up trash in a park.

We walk with the Social Justice “foot” when we help make a permanent difference, such as asking the mayor to help fix the park and inviting our neighbors to build a community garden.

How can you put two feet of love in action?

Visit the website of the U.S. Catholic bishops for more on the Two Feet of Love in Action.

www.usccb.org/twofeet