Proclamation of the Gospel to the People Involved in Social–Charitable Service
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https://doi.org/10.15633/ps.2381Keywords:
voluntary service, charitable activity, kerygma, communityAbstract
The Gospel is the Good News addressed to everyone. Its message goes beyond confessional boundaries and becomes the source of sense and strength for those in any need. One cannot give what they do not have. Being firmly grounded in the Word of God people may experience it purifying power in the service to the neighbor. Helping other is not an abstraction but serving the needy has the purpose to give them Christian hope. Living faith is the center of all the voluntary services and charitable activities. Human creativity and material resources should be combined with our faith so that all is directed towards genuine love which sees the needy and shares not what is the surplus but meets their most urgent needs. Christian voluntary service carries in itself community traits and is apostolic by its nature. The Word of Jesus, who “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many” (Mark 10,45) is the true motivation for discovering the law of love. God’s love is rule how to help others.
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