The Magic of Love

The dignity of each person is a beautiful principle highlighted by Catholics in their teaching but so many people unknowingly miss out on recognizing the importance of our brothers and sisters.

• We miss the point when we pass the man on the street that has lost everything and cries out with dirt on every part of his body with a placard for help.
  W e miss the point when we go over and greet the people we like or those who make us feel good; the intellects and influential groups, beauties etc.
• We miss the point when we willingly choose to live in a community where everyone looks and sounds the same way because we are trying to escape the horrors that other cultural groups may present us with.
• We miss the point when we wear clothes and eat food without being aware of the struggles of the coffee producer in Columbia who was paid less than 20cents per day while his children do not have the opportunity to obtain an education but are forced to farm products which the family will not be able to eat. We sometimes do not of the Dominican woman who labors tirelessly over the expensive sweaters. If only she and her family could get half of what we pay for the goods justice would have been served.

 

 

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Reflection

1. Begin introspecting on how we discount the value of different people.
2. How can we develop a heart that will responsibly propel us to act in justice and love?
3. What lesson can we learn from understanding the dignity of individuals inspite of their status?
4. What factors inhibit us from accepting the dignity of each person?
5. In Jesus’ ministry on earth who did he spend most of his time with and why?
6. What are some ways in which we can challenge others to recognize the dignity in all people?

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