The Hebrew word for justice in Deuteronomy is "tsedeq". "Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you". Deu 16:20.
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks often speaks in the House of Lords in the British parliament. In this video he explains the Hebraic view of the word justice and how it cannot be separated from charity. For how can there be justice without charity is the question that our readers might like to ask themselves.
You might like to ask yourselves how charitable have you been during your life on this planet and when you required help were people charitable to you? When someone did a job for you, did you pay them more than they asked for because they had been charitable to you when you required it?
Were you charitable with your time and effort to those that looked to you for help? In the 90s I wrote an article on how charity doesn't necessarily mean financially, it can mean much more than that.
For instance it has often been said by friends during my life that the help that was provided to people was priceless, you can't put a price on it. You can't put a price on loving kindness and true love is not for sale.
Your time is precious, so when you give your time to someone in pure intention it can mean so much to the receiver. It can completely change a person's life for the better, it can turn a person's life around.
Of course, financial help is always useful and sometimes essential. Let your giving be for love from your hearts. Whatever you do in life let it come from a merciful heart for the love of giving.
Shalom
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