Deuteronomy 15:7-8
“If there is with you a poor man, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; but you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wants.”
This passage is from a series of laws and instructions given by Moses to the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. Deuteronomy, meaning 'second law,' reiterates and expands upon earlier laws, guiding the community on how to live justly and faithfully in their new home.
What systems might we unintentionally create today that make it harder to see and respond to the needs of those around us?