The Hebrew word for charity is tzedaka. The 's' in sedeq is actually pronounced 'ts' or 'tz'.
This reading in Jeremiah is one of my favorites. It is very prophetic and hopeful.
And the reading from Matthew regarding Jesus laying down his life is something that I think of every time that I see a World War II documentary or some other war movie where people are basically risking their lives and laying them down for others. We wonder sometimes why God would die for his people. Sometimes when we look at others who have done that very thing it is more real and more believable.
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This reading in Jeremiah is one of my favorites. It is very prophetic and hopeful.
And the reading from Matthew regarding Jesus laying down his life is something that I think of every time that I see a World War II documentary or some other war movie where people are basically risking their lives and laying them down for others. We wonder sometimes why God would die for his people. Sometimes when we look at others who have done that very thing it is more real and more believable.