Compare And Contrast The Philoral And Spiritual Works Of Mercy

Jesus Christ shows us that in order to live a good human life we must be intact with their humanity by helping others through the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. As humans we should always be there for one another, instead of putting each other down. From feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and sheltering the homeless. To counseling the doubtful, forgiving offenses willingly and comforting the afflicted we are following the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. By helping through Jesus Christ we are helping others. To live a good human life and expect positive outcomes, it all begins with being in service to others. In the Corporal Works of Mercy, it tells us that we must feed the hungry. “ Then he took the seven loaves and the

They all ate and were satisfied” (CR: Gospel of Matthew 15:36). Jesus Christ shows us that in order to feed the hungry it’s all about sharing. To feed the hungry one can begin by giving away their leftover food and giving their time in helping in soup kitchens or food drives. Instead of worrying about what we have eaten for the day, for once we are making sure that the hungry are getting the food that they need to survive. In the Corporal Works of Mercy it also tells us to clothe the naked. From clothing drives or giving away clothes personally to those that need it more than us, are good ways to help those that need clothing. Through clothing the naked we learn to become less selfish with our things and try not to come up with reasons to keep them. Instead it makes minimalize our things to the things that we actually need. Lastly, in the Corporal Works of Mercy it tells us to visit the sick. Even if it’s a family member or a friend we should always visit and care for them, even when they are sick. Another way to help and

In counseling the doubtful, Jesus to tells to guide those who are lost in faith and in life. To guide these people and show them that they shouldn’t doubt and that they will find the answers that they are looking for in Jesus Christ. “ Amen, I say you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what your hear but did not hear it.” (CR: Gospel of Matthew 13:17) In life we also learn that we need to forgive offenses willingly. Jesus teaches us to learn to love our enemy, that instead of letting out anger cloud our judgment we should learn to forgive those who have wronged us and in doing so our Father will forgive us. “ But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you” (CR: Gospel of Matthew 51:44). In the last Spiritual Works of Mercy it tell us to comfort the afflicted, just like counseling the doubtful we should help guide those who are lost and be there for them in their time of need. “ Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” (CR: Gospel of Matthew 11:28). In comforting the afflicted we learn to be there for those that need us in there time of trouble. Even if has to do something with job, relationship, a loss, etc. We guide these people and show them that the road is a never a dead end. That sometimes they will find