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3.  “There are so many problems…even if I make a small contribution, what difference will it really make?  I have no power to change the situation.  I am afraid that if I speak up, _x_ would be angry with me or my safety could be at risk.  To hope is to… ________________________________________ ______________________.

4.  That problem doesn’t affect me; why should I care?  Homeless people should work to help themselves instead of expecting others to help them.  Her predicament is due to her own decisions— she’s getting what she deserves.  The pollution our paper mills put into the water is a necessary trade-off…cleaning it would cost so much, we’d lose our jobs.  Individualism says that… Each person______________________________, and when others fail to do so, _________________ _____________________. How can this be problematic?

5.  The government should spend money educating people about avoiding health problems, because it costs less to prevent them than to treat them. It may take more resources now, but the benefits will be greater in the long run.  We need to stop toxins from polluting our water. We have to act now, or we’ll face the consequences later.  I help my elderly neighbor with her yard because someday that could be me. ________ ________________________________________

6.  She does her nurse duties but takes extra time to listen to patients’ needs and worries.  He stands up for the kid everyone teases, even though his friends snicker.  You take time to email your representatives about legislation to protect migrant farmers from harmful pesticides.

7. What is your explanation……… ?

8.  Creation: “God saw it was good.”  This phrase is repeated in the Creation account seven times. ________________________________  Humans are capable of imitating God’s creative giving, ______________________.  Childbirth, parenthood  When humans fail to love as God does, the result is disorder, destruction, and suffering.  We were made free, made good, and made to be in relationship.

9.  Without free will, people would not be able to truly love, because love is always a freely given gift. _________ _________________________________  This also means, however, that humans are ____________________.

10.  Human dignity comes from always being ______________.  Nothing can take away the love of God,* so _______________________ _______________________________  *We discussed this when we read about God as agape: pure, self- giving love.

11.  _______________________  “It is not good that the man should be alone.” Genesis 2:18  ___________________  “Cultivate and care for it.” Genesis 2:15  _______________  “Love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.” Deuteronomy 6:5

12.  Sin:  A word, deed, or attitude contrary to God’s law of love  What does sin separate us from?  ________________________  ____________  __________________  ________________  How does grace, the transforming love of God, figure as part of the solution?

14.  _______________  Love God fullySee p.22  _________________  Regulations for caring for the poor and strangers  ____________________  “Is this not the fast I choose….”p.23  What would the prophets say about our school, family, or community?

15.  What is it?  The establishment of loving relationships among ______________________________________________  How did Jesus promote justice?  Calling for people to reach out to those most in need: “___________________________________.” Mk 12:33  Helping people _________________________________  What justice issues were prominent in Jesus’ time?  The social world of first-century Palestine  Why did think the political leaders fear Jesus’ vision of a world based on love?

16.  __________________________________  Jesus taught & healed women; they were the first witnesses of the resurrection.  __________________________________  He rejected the idea that ‘sickness comes from sin,’ and had compassion on the Sabbath.  __________________________________  He ate with them, making him ‘ritually unclean,’ and pointed out the sin of scorning others  __________________________________  He challenged them to give up wealth, not only to help the poor but to allow them to better love others.  __________________________________  He challenged followers to respond to violence with love, which is stronger.

17. How is the world as you see it today similar to or different from the world of the ancient Jews? Draw a diagram showing how groups of people relate to one another. It does not have to be a pyramid.