Group Session Five forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
Often what we can do can seem small and insignificant. A small drop in the great ocean of the treasury that nobody would miss. Nonetheless, when added together, the little that each of us can do can make a significant impact. Consider, for example, all those helped by family fast days and cake sales, or the way in which everyone dropping a penny or two into a charity box could add up. Again, if enough of us alter our habits even slightly, with regards to the environment or opting for fairly traded products, the cumulative effect can be substantial. Conscious of the widow’s giving, a giving that demanded much of her, and of what can be achieved when acting together, we will be better placed to address ‘structural sin’, that is those sins or injustices which society or the ‘the system’ is responsible for: the fragility of the environment and the over-consumption of precious resources, discrimination supported by law, trading conditions and aid which keep poorer countries economically dependent, an arms trade fuelled by the need for business.These are but a few examples of collective problems requiring collective action for the Common Good. Where does your motivation to do good spring from? How would you describe your approach to giving? What challenges are you conscious of shying away from? Money is just one way of giving.What, in terms of time and energy do you feel you should be giving to good causes?
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