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Lesson 4
Walking
with Christ: The Two Feet of Social Action
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Overview
Our faith challenges
us to alleviate poverty. We have
many role models to suggest how this
may be done. As a champion of
“direct service,” Mother Teresa met
human need “one person at a time.”
As a champion of “social change”
Archbishop Oscar Romero sought to
address social structures that gave
rise to poverty. To follow Christ,
it is necessary to walk with both
feet of social action – direct
service and social change. In this
activity, participants will consider
the differences between these two
approaches and how they are
personally called to respond. |
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Part I: Opening
Prayer/Warm-up
— The Two Feet
In this warm-up,
participants read Luke 10:25-37 (The Good
Samaritan). Divided into small groups,
participants will identify examples of direct
service and social change.
Part II: Activity —
Poverty Scenarios
In this activity,
participants will work in small groups to
consider various poverty scenarios and
brainstorm solutions that exemplify both direct
service and social change. Each group will
present their scenario and solutions and then
consider how their solutions compare to the
real-world responses offered by CCHD (Catholic
Campaign for Human Development) funded community
groups.
Part III: Reflection
Participants will
reflect on the needs of the poor in their own
community. They will then consider their own,
personal response.
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