CLOTHE THE NAKED.
"Any clothes, any single needy article that we give to another person we are giving to Christ himself."
Clothing is material worn on the body in order to cover it and is a feature of nearly all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn depends on physical, social, and geographical considerations. Clothes can serve to both protect and give dignity to the wearer.
People in most developed countries don't have any shortage of clothing, but that is not the case for the poor people in the developing and underdeveloped world. In large cities the disparity between the rich and the poor is quite stark. The wealthy, dressed richly and living lavishly, often have a Lazarus covered with sores, malnourished and dressed in rags, sitting just outside their gates.
"The walls of your dwellings are hung with magnificent tapestry, while you strip the clothes off the poor man's back. A beggar is at your door pleading for small alms; you do not even glance at you debate within yourself what kind of marble to use for the pavement; what you wear on your finger is sufficient to feed a multitude!"
Nake is an archaic English word meaning "to strip off clothes." To be naked therefore is to be in a state of having had your clothes stripped off. After God created a plentiful world, he made Adam and Eve, they were naked, but they knew no shame. As soon as they sinned by eating the fruit of the forbidden tree, they realized they were naked and had to sew fig leaves together to cover themselves. The nakedness was not just about being without garments but being without the clothing of virtue, truth, justice, righteousness and above all their dignity!
But the enormous problem of nakedness in the world will not be solved merely by gathering a few clothes and distributing them them to the needy. We have to address the larger issue, that of human dignity. Human dignity is the inherent right of a person to be valued, respected and treated justly. It is a fundamental and inviolable right that must be respected and protected. It goes to the heart of human identity. Anything that deprives or violates human dignity is not humane. To romanticize poverty and nakedness and reduce the poor and deprived to objects of pity is certainly stripping them of human dignity. We must examine how we treat those around us and those who work for us.
"Any clothes, any single needy article that we give to another person we are giving to Christ himself."
Clothing is material worn on the body in order to cover it and is a feature of nearly all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn depends on physical, social, and geographical considerations. Clothes can serve to both protect and give dignity to the wearer.
People in most developed countries don't have any shortage of clothing, but that is not the case for the poor people in the developing and underdeveloped world. In large cities the disparity between the rich and the poor is quite stark. The wealthy, dressed richly and living lavishly, often have a Lazarus covered with sores, malnourished and dressed in rags, sitting just outside their gates.
"The walls of your dwellings are hung with magnificent tapestry, while you strip the clothes off the poor man's back. A beggar is at your door pleading for small alms; you do not even glance at you debate within yourself what kind of marble to use for the pavement; what you wear on your finger is sufficient to feed a multitude!"
Nake is an archaic English word meaning "to strip off clothes." To be naked therefore is to be in a state of having had your clothes stripped off. After God created a plentiful world, he made Adam and Eve, they were naked, but they knew no shame. As soon as they sinned by eating the fruit of the forbidden tree, they realized they were naked and had to sew fig leaves together to cover themselves. The nakedness was not just about being without garments but being without the clothing of virtue, truth, justice, righteousness and above all their dignity!
But the enormous problem of nakedness in the world will not be solved merely by gathering a few clothes and distributing them them to the needy. We have to address the larger issue, that of human dignity. Human dignity is the inherent right of a person to be valued, respected and treated justly. It is a fundamental and inviolable right that must be respected and protected. It goes to the heart of human identity. Anything that deprives or violates human dignity is not humane. To romanticize poverty and nakedness and reduce the poor and deprived to objects of pity is certainly stripping them of human dignity. We must examine how we treat those around us and those who work for us.
CLOTHE THE NAKED.
"Any clothes, any single needy article that we give to another person we are giving to Christ himself."
Clothing is material worn on the body in order to cover it and is a feature of nearly all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn depends on physical, social, and geographical considerations. Clothes can serve to both protect and give dignity to the wearer.
People in most developed countries don't have any shortage of clothing, but that is not the case for the poor people in the developing and underdeveloped world. In large cities the disparity between the rich and the poor is quite stark. The wealthy, dressed richly and living lavishly, often have a Lazarus covered with sores, malnourished and dressed in rags, sitting just outside their gates.
"The walls of your dwellings are hung with magnificent tapestry, while you strip the clothes off the poor man's back. A beggar is at your door pleading for small alms; you do not even glance at you debate within yourself what kind of marble to use for the pavement; what you wear on your finger is sufficient to feed a multitude!"
Nake is an archaic English word meaning "to strip off clothes." To be naked therefore is to be in a state of having had your clothes stripped off. After God created a plentiful world, he made Adam and Eve, they were naked, but they knew no shame. As soon as they sinned by eating the fruit of the forbidden tree, they realized they were naked and had to sew fig leaves together to cover themselves. The nakedness was not just about being without garments but being without the clothing of virtue, truth, justice, righteousness and above all their dignity!
But the enormous problem of nakedness in the world will not be solved merely by gathering a few clothes and distributing them them to the needy. We have to address the larger issue, that of human dignity. Human dignity is the inherent right of a person to be valued, respected and treated justly. It is a fundamental and inviolable right that must be respected and protected. It goes to the heart of human identity. Anything that deprives or violates human dignity is not humane. To romanticize poverty and nakedness and reduce the poor and deprived to objects of pity is certainly stripping them of human dignity. We must examine how we treat those around us and those who work for us.
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