Works of Mercy vs.
Works of War
In nature and the poor we find God’s blessings and grace. So when you can combine both, being with nature and those in need, in everyday life you can find peace and joy.
I was blessed today by the chance to drive some Catholic Worker friends back and forth to a hospital where their son rests injured. I was also blessed today by the chance to work in the gardens around the house.
Catholic Workers have always chosen by word and lifestyle the Works of Mercy over the Works of War. Peter Maurin, the co-founder of the Catholic Worker, called for agrarian communities doing the works of mercy along with sustainable living.
This is the answer to finding the blessings and grace of God, being with nature and the poor. The answer was always here but often we fail to see it as Peter Maurin did in nature and the poor.
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