Fulfilling Responsibilities: Strengthening Families and Churches for the Well-being of the Needy
Jesus
Christ placed the burden of caring for the needy to the people that believe in
him. He demonstrated it by feeding a
hungry crowd of five thousand peoples with fish and bread. However, there is no
point in the bible where the responsibility of the needy places in the hands of
the state. The biblical design for taking care of the needy is very significant
because it holds the family as a very important aspect. Strengthening the
family is very important because a strong cohesion based on love and care would
radiate to the society. The establishment of strong, loving families relates to
a strong society that cares for one another and has a higher capacity for
compassion for the needy. The state mobilizes funds from the community through
taxing and uses the funds to develop social programs to help the needy. In this
case, the church which is a great aspect of the society falls behind in its
responsibility as the main source of help to the needy. In the society of
today, there has developed a great disconnect in family structures. The aspects
of having extended families ties are slowly reducing with many expected to take
care of themselves when they become adults. Taking care of one another as a
family is very important because of it creates strong family bonds and reduces
the aspects of needy people. This is because there will always be someone to
ready to help (Caring for the poor, 2017).
The
existence of needy people shows great social probes in the society. It shows how the society has turned back on
its population. The church is a great aspect of the society is also lagging
behind in its responsibility of taking care of the needy. The state has also
fallen short and is developing policies that can only benefit the rich and the
poor suffer. A good example is the aspect of Medicare and Medicaid. The costs
of these services have for many years gone up. They are two services aimed at
the elderly and the disabled but have been developed with high prices that many
of these people cannot access.
Family
disconnects have led to reduced love and care among family members. As a
result, people fail to meet their family obligations of taking care of their
own. The church plays a crucial role in helping the needy because it forms the
first aspect of the community. It brings together people from different
families and builds a cohesion among them. It develops relationships with a wider
population, and the bond makes it easy to take care of the ones in need. The
church is better placed as a community institution capable of helping many
people who are needy. As a strongly developed family, the church is capable of
helping out its members reach out to people in the society beginning with their
own family members. Emphasis on stronger family ties beyond the nuclear family
is paramount in ensuring that many people live well and reduce needy people
References
Caring for the poor. (2017). Retrieved from
https://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/poor.htm
Interpreting Social
Problems: Aging. (2017). Retrieved
from
https://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/samplechapter/0/2/0/5/0205004164.pdf
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