John Gibson Paton was a Presbyterian missionary to a location in the Pacific. Here he laments the mistreatment of women, which included beatings and carrying burdens. He once tried to intervene when he saw a man beating his wife, and was disappointed no one else thought to interfere.
He saw as a job of a missionary, as a human, to intervene. Does today’s religion make us less likely to respond to such an inner instinct?
How can you respond?
William Jay was a Congregationalist minister in England. Here he speaks of conscience. He says that this process of remembering past deeds is not always a bad thing, but it would be for the “unfeeling wretch”. There are no kind offices for it to do, no fond memories to bring up, which are like feasts to the brain. It only smites.
How can you give your conscience some positive material to work with in the future?
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Richard Allestree, Anglican minister, writes on the parable of Lazarus & Rich Man from Luke 16. He notes that the rich man, the Glutton, who did not aid a starving Lazarus on his doorstep, is sent to hell. Allestree wishes that everyone would give this lesson the import that it needs. He says every degree of unmercifulness that we show to others, comes back to haunt us.
How can you respond to the needs at your gate?
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