Self Dedication Is A Spiritual Experience.

If They Had $2.00 For Food, They Had To Give $1.00 To The Union. Otherwise, They Would Never Get Out Of The Trap Of Poverty. They Would Never Have A Union Because They Couldn't Afford To Sacrifice A Little Bit More On Top Of Their Misery.

If You're Outraged At Conditions, Then You Can't Possibly Be Free Or Happy Until You Devote All Your Time To Changing Them And Do Nothing But That. But You Can't Change Anything If You Want To Hold Onto A Good Job, A Good Way Of Life And Avoid Sacrifice.

Jesus' Life And Words Are A Challenge At The Same Time That They Are Good News. They Are A Challenge To Those Of Us Who Are Poor And Oppressed. By His Life He Is Calling Us To Give Ourselves To Others, To Sacrifice For Those Who Suffer, To Share Our Lives With Our Brothers And Sisters Who Are Also Oppressed. He Is Calling Us To "hunger And Thirst After Justice" In The Same Way That We Hunger And Thirst After Food And Water: That Is, By Putting Our Yearning Into Practice.

People Who Have Lost Their Hunger For Justice Are Not Ultimately Powerful. They Are Like Sick People Who Have Lost Their Appetite For What Is Truly Nourishing. Such Sick People Should Not Frighten Or Discourage Us. They Should Be Prayed For Along With The Sick People Who Are In The Hospital. "the Love For Justice That Is In Us Is Not Only The Best Part Of Our Being But It Is Also The Most True To Our Nature."

The Thing That We Have Going For Us Is That People Are Willing To Sacrifice Themselves.