REGAINING THE HEART

If you believe that every human being is made in the image
of God — imago dei; if you believe that every individual


person represented in economic statistics is a child of God;
if you believe that in nearly all religious traditions, loving
your neighbor as you love yourself follows directly after
loving God; and if you believe, regardless of your conception
of God, that human beings are all brothers and sisters tied
together, then income inequality is a spiritual issue, a moral
issue, and a religious test of our belief.

A great example of this from my own Christian religious
tradition is the story of the Good Samaritan. Here's a man
robbed and mugged, left by the side of the road — just as
so many today are "mugged" and left behind by the global
economy. Various religious leaders pass him by on the other
side of the road, refusing to lend their aid. But then a person
from a different culture, ethnicity, and race does stop and
does help. He risks his security, his resources, and his time
to lift this beaten man up to a new life. That Samaritan
exemplifies what a neighbor does, says Jesus.
WHAT DO YOU EXEMPLIFY NEIGHBOR?

(sojo.com)