Taking the Side of the Weak

As we make our way toward Christmas and some of us consider how we can refashion our lives so as to better conform with the teachings of Jesus, it’s worth noting what Harriet Beecher Stowe said here.

Unbridled capitalism has smashed its jackboots in the faces of the powerless.  Thus our rising rates of homelessness, child hunger, incarceration, infant mortality, asylum seeking, and a huge population of terrified and desperate people living paycheck-to-paycheck.

The ways to help the weakest people on Earth are virtually endless, but I have chosen to support the Turimiquire Foundation.  These folks help the poorest families in Eastern Venezuela control their fertility, educate their children, build community, and gain access to life-changing medical and humanitarian aid–and they do it by making sure that more than 96 cents out of every dollar donated goes directly to the service of those most in need.