PPT-The Works of Mercy

Learning t o Practice what we Preach Works of Mercy Traditionally Corporal Spiritual Not based on the Ten Commandments Based on love Flowing from the Gospels The Spiritual Works of Mercy. We know that we have all sinned and need your mercy Help us to love others as you love them desiring your mercy also for them Help us to learn how to help others attain your mercy Teach us to correct those who have fallen from your grace with compas But isnt there something more Can we simplify our lives and our wardrobes How many pairs of shoes do I own Can I donate more than my excess I can decide to winnow down my wardrobe to basics and donate more just than outofdate and outgrown clothing W Corporal works of mercy is a strange phrase but it means the practical things you can do to help others: . Can you think of a story from the Gospel where most of these things are said?. If you cannot remember the story then look up MT25 31-46 . SAINTS AND THE WORKS OF MERCY. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY. Visit the Imprisoned. St. Peter . Nalasco. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY. Visit the Imprisoned. St. . Saturus. CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY. Clothe the Naked. “The God of All Mercy!!. By Pastor Fee Soliven. James 2:11-16. Wednesday Night . February 13. ,. 2013. 11 For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.. th. Dec 2015 – 20. th. Nov 2016. An Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy . The . Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy . . Doing the . work of Christ . in . loving our neighbour.. . . . Take a moment to think about or discuss the picture. . Extraordinary. . A time when “the Church feels the urgent need to proclaim God’s . mercy” . (. Misericordiae. . Vultus. , 25. ). A time . “dedicated . to living out in our daily lives the mercy which the Father constantly extends to all of us” . Learning Objectives. • To define mercy. • To respond to the story of Grace . Idowu. and recognise how . . difficult it can be to show mercy . • To consider Pope Francis’ call to show mercy in this Jubilee Year. Dear brothers and sisters, I have often thought about how the Church might make clear its mission of being a witness to mercy. It is journey that begins with a spiritual conversion. For this reason, I have decided to call an extraordinary Jubilee that is to have the mercy of God at its centre. It shall be a Holy Year of Mercy. We want to live this Year in the light of the Lord's words: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. (cf. . Learning. t. o. . Practice what we Preach. Works of Mercy . Traditionally:. Corporal. Spiritual. Not based on the Ten Commandments. Based on love . Flowing from the Gospels. The Spiritual Works of Mercy. FEED THE HUNGRY. GIVE DRINK TO THE THIRSTY. CLOTHE THE NAKED. VISIT THE IMPRISONED. SHELTER THE HOMELESS. VISIT THE SICK. BURY THE DEAD. • How . do you like to be treated?. • Do . you treat others in the same way? . ”. There are more than 80 references to the “resurrection” in the Book of Mormon (twice as many as the New Testament).. . The prophet Brigham Young provided an interesting sight into one factor influencing the precise time of a given individual’s resurrection:. 2. Ps. 108:4. [. 4. ] For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.. 3. Ps. 119:64. [. 64. ] The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.. 4. Eph. 2:4. 1 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.. 2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes,.