"Rather than rejecting eros as an enemy, agape redeems eros and sets it free to be a friend."
"Love gives without counting the cost. Justice counts the cost to the penny."
"Justice also respects the responsibility of the needy person. Justice says that a person who chooses to be poor should be allowed to have what he chooses. Nor will justice allow us - for loves sake - to assume responsibility for other people's mistakes. If my neighbor goes deeply into debt for luxuries he bought with his credit card, and then habitually expects me to pay his heating bill, justice holds back the hand of love. If my neighbors business is on the verge of ruin, because he is incompetant and lazy, justice may require love to let his business fail, and then help him find another line of work."
"There is seldom only one wounded man on the road to Jericho. And most good Samaritans have a limited budget. Whenever we have resources fo only one needy person and meet two, the calculations of justice must direct the work of love."
"Maybe the prophets wanted the rich to invite the poor into their homes. Maybe they wanted the poor to be befriended and supported by the gentle arms of friends. Maybe friendliness. But at least justice. At least the rights of the poor respected."
"Maybe the prophets wanted the rich to invite the poor into thier homes, maybe they wanted the poor to be befriended and supported by gentle arms of friends. Maybe friendliness. But at least justice, at least the rights of the poor respected."
"A baby born, through no choice of her own, into a poverty stricken family has a right to nourishing food, a warm bed, and loving care. But as she grows, she also has a need to flourish as a human being. She needs education and books, music, access to dentists and doctors, and a chance to develope her gifts for creative work."
"Law without love tells us not to kill a stranger; law with love moves us to go out of our way to help a wounded enemy."
"Ghandi was right: if we all live by 'an eye for an eye' the whole world will be blind. the only way out is forgiveness."
"Love gives without counting the cost. Justice counts the cost to the penny."
