25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 28“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” 29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denariie and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ 36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” 37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” This is a really good story because it relates exacty to our topic. The this relates to our topic because he gets hurt and then 2 people, including a priest, walk pat leaving him there to suffer and then a man who you would think would just walk past because he was a different religion than the man that got bashed but he helped him at the same time. He took the time to to clean him and do it for nothing but a huge thanks. 41Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. 43Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
I really like this because it says that even though a person who cant even provide for themselves donated to someone as wealthy as Jesus so he can live better. I think it is a really big eye opener for the people who have it all and barely put in anything and the people who have nothing and give all they have. Today Alanah, Jess, Tom, Alex, Ryley and I went to Riddell creek garden age care facility. It was very quite and calm. At first I was very nervous but after I started to talk to some people I got more comfortable with talking to them, I was able to talk to more people. We went to the part of the home where the people there had dementia and they forgot a lot of thing s really quickly. They were all so tired and quiet. but at the same time they were lovely and kind and made sure we had everything.
The lady I was talking to, she asked me the same question a lot and I had to keep the same answer over and over again. When teatime came around, they gave out biscuits and the lady I was talking to gave me a biscuit. I then needed a drink and I went and asked for one. when I came back she had gotten out = other biscuit and she split it in half and gave me the bigger half. She barely got any of her 2 biscuits and I got more. Because she offered it to me I didn't have the heart to no. I think it was a really god experience for them and for me. I Think it was good for them to talk to someone other than the other people who live there and the people who work there. I really think it was good for me to see other people in my community. Ireall ywant to go back There once was a girl named Mary who lived on the streets. She was only 15 and could barely read. Her parents left her when she was 5. She didn't want her when she was born. They thought she was a mistake. She had tattered clothes and barley enough food for her to live One day when she was fasting for food a boy named Bob came along and offered to take her back to his apartment and send her to school. She lived in a lovely house with bob until she was 20 and she went off to university. She got her first job as a teacher's aid at a very expensive school. At the age of 26 bob and Mary got married. At the age of 27 they had their first child.He did more than give her food and a house. He gave her a friend The End“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for
good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” ― Barack Obama I really like this because it really means a lot and it is very true. It was said by a world leader so that makes it even more special. it explains what you should do if you have something to spare bacuse it might be something as small as a pencil that you give to someone but it could light up theirday besause it could be all they have. When 300 Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak students filed on to the oval last month and spelt out the letters BBOG for Bring Back Our Girls, they were not only protesting the kidnapping of the Nigerian students, they were engaging with a philosophy at the very heart of the school’s beliefs.
“The value of social justice is an essential part of the foundation and philosophy of Loreto,” says Michelle McCarty, director of mission at Loreto Toorak. About 1000 girls, from preparatory to year 12, are enrolled at the independent Catholic girls’ school and all take part in “works of justice” as part of their education. The school believes this is an important part of educating hearts as well as minds. “We want our students to have the skills to analyse the structures of our society that perpetuate injustice, to be curious about it,” says Ms McCarty. “The justice program is part of both the curriculum and co-curricular life of the school.” Junior school students begin by collecting toys for special children, and enriching opportunities open up to them as they progress through the school. The social justice program addresses local, national and international issues. Locally, girls volunteer their time with such activities as Friday Night School, where they assist migrant and refugee people with English. They can volunteer at the Sacred Heart Mission or the St Vincent de Paul soup van in North Melbourne, or bring food from home to help stock the kitchen at the asylum seeker resource centre. Year 6 students are hosting a group of Aboriginal students from Djarindjin Lombadina School, near Broome. “This is the beginning of a relationship we hope to build with the school there,” says Ms McCarty. “In year 9, the ‘Journey to our Heart’ pilgrimage looks at Australian identity, reconciliation and our role in creating a just country,” says Ms McCarty. Year 10 girls make a pilgrimage to Ramingining in Arnhem Land, an Aboriginal community where the culture is strong and traditional. Loreto girls are invited into the school and community and spend time with their Aboriginal contemporaries and the female elders. The school is linked to the charitable work of Mary Ward International Australia, which supports Loreto Sisters’ projects around the world. At the end of year 11, girls making the pilgrimage to Vietnam volunteer in an orphanage in Ho Chi Minh City. Work for justice continues after school is over. Star Camp, held in conjunction with other schools at the end of year 12, sees the girls take over as carers for children with special needs. Internationally, the social justice program enables girls to volunteer in Loreto projects in India, Kenya and East Timor, where they work in schools, community centres and advocacy centres. “We want our girls to leave Loreto and make a difference in the world,” says Ms McCarty The Age news paper Three hundred Loreto Mandeville Hall students gather on the oval to spell out BBOG ? Bring Back Our Girls ? to protest the kidnapping of the Nigerian students. When 300 Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak students filed on to the oval last month and Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/social-justice-at-heart-of-loreto-values-20140530-398sj.html#ixzz3AuHDZ42f I really like that parable because it is saying if you help someone that really needs it, you helping the lord. You are doing what is right. I am going to do this because when I go out to help the needy, I'll clothe the people who don't have very good clothes, I will give food to hungry and give water to thirsty. It will not only be me though, it will by the entire grade or even the year level. I hope this means a lot to the Lords because it means a lot to me. I really like this inquiry topic because I can actually do that. By helping the poor and needy we can actually do that.
Matthew 25: 31-40
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers,f you did it to me. |
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