"Then the Lord said to him, "now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? But now as for what is inside you--be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you."
I can't help but notice the number of passages that speak of caring for the poor as way to truly express one's spirituality. Furthermore, according to what Jesus said here, being generous to the poor would make them "clean." I wonder what else Jesus could have brought up here, but yet he points to their lack of caring for others who are less fortunate as the reason for their inner uncleanliness! I really am struck by the amount of social justice type things Jesus talks about...and even more, to my shame, how much I have glossed over it all these years...nowadays, I can't help but see justice woven throughout the Bible! Hopefully it won't just be head knowledge though...
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