TwoFeetofLoveinActionFinalReflectionTS

The Two Feet of Love in Action is a tool used to demonstrate how we are the hands or in this case, feet of God. It is separated into two feet. One of the feet is charitable works. The other foot is social justice. Together, the two feet show that if you walk with the two feet of love in action you can be together with God in Heaven. In conclusion, Its a way you can put the teachings of the bible into your actions.

Charity is the act of sacrificing something that you have so that others can have it. You could donate time, money, clothes, or food to those who desperately need it. It follows Christ's teachings because he always taught his followers to be generous and to remember that all your earthly possessions only last for a short a while. He taught that you should give your things away because ultimately you will get them back in Heaven. Charity, however, is the opposite of Social Justice because it is a short-term fix for people who need immediate help. One reason Charity is an important part of my Catholic Faith is because it is a core value taught by Jesus. In Acts 20:35 Jesus says, "It is more to give than to receive." Charity has always been an important core value that should be at the center of every Catholic's life. A second reason why charity is an important part of my Catholic Faith is because it builds humility, another important trait for a Catholic. Just like the story of the rich people putting thousands of dollars into the donation box even though that is but a small portion of their money being scorned by Jesus because they didn't put as much as the old poor women who put all she had, mere coins, into the box. A Charitable person is proportionally humble. The more of the money he gives away, The less of it he has to waste or to rub in other peoples faces. The Bible teaches us about the importance of humility in James 4:10 when it says, "Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will lift you up."

Social Justice is the act of attacking the roots of the problems in our society. Instead of fixing the problems in our society, it tries to eliminate the root or the core that causes all of these problems. For example, If someone is being paid unfairly, Social Justice would not just raise his pay, he would stop this from ever happening to any other person. One reason why Social Justice is an important part of my Catholic faith is because it helps me build the value of equality. Social Justice works towards everyone having equal conditions. Social Justice is important because without it we wouldn't have equality, justice, or fairness. A second reason why Social Justice is an important part of my Catholic Faith is because it restores other people's relationship with God. For example, A person caught in an unfair situation, like not getting paid the same because of race or sex, might give up on God. Social Justice could restore his or her relationship with God and teach that person that God will never give up on them.

One personal experience with the Two Feet of Love in Action is when I volunteered at a assisted living facility. The people living there were all seniors that had some type of disability that rendered them unfit to live by themselves or at traditional retirement homes. The best part about giving Charity is to see the faces of gratitude from the people you are giving charity too. What struck me the most is how they always talked about their families. I feel that a lot of the time the families of these people put them in this facility and forget about them. I found it much more rewarding to give charity and too receive it, because most of the time, when I get a present I'm happy for some hours, maybe days. However, when I give charity, that sticks with you for a while. The faces of the people that you helped don't leave your memory.

In conclusion, The Two Feet of Love in Action are tools used to demonstrate how you can be the hands and feet of God and live out the teachings taught by Jesus. Charity and Social Justice are two things that, together, make up a guideline on how to be more Catholic and how to live more Catholic lives. If you walk with the feet of Charity and the feet of Social Justice, you will truly be putting the teachings of the Bible in your actions.