Topic: Economics

There is a fundamental culture clash between those who put their trust in God and those who pursue wealth, comfort and celebrity.

God’s Providence usually works by people, moved by the Spirit of God, sharing when they have more above their own needs.

In God’s vision for humanity, every person and the role they play is valued and cared for. When society fails to live up to this, the Church is called to go against the flow and courageously champion and model it.

Jesus rejects the opportunity to fulfil our hopes and expectations in order that he might give us more than we thought possible.

You cannot serve two masters; for a slave will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.

What would happen if violence were met with bread, with blankets, with hospitals, with forgiveness of debts?

The kingdom of God is celebrating our life together now and our shared hopes and dreams of a world where all might eat and drink, and we are called to do what we can to bring this world about.

Jesus becomes a victim of our systems of feeding on one another in order to forgive us, set us free, and nourish us for life.

All of us, oppressed and powerful, are invited to act against violence and exploitation, to leave behind the oppressive ways and walk towards a new way of life.

In the economy of God, there are no boundaries to the welcome we, all of us, receive by the unconditional gift of God’s grace.

The Bible highlights the consequences of the world’s unjust economic system, and we, as the church, are called to find ways of living out our prayer for justice.