The Ministry of Mercy and Compassion: A Theology With Hands and Feet by Rod Woods When we come to the

end of our selves and have a direct encounter with The Compa ssionate One and are radically transformed to the core of our beings through suc h an encounter with Jesus, then we will do what comes naturally in a supernatura l way. Carl Rahner said, "for those of us from the Judeo-Christian Tradition, th eology and anthropology are the same thing." The ministry of compassion is theol ogy with hands and feet. I highly recommend Richard Rohr's book "Jesus' Plan For A New World: The Sermon On The Mount". Cincinnati, Ohio: St Anthony Messenger P ress, Copyright 1996. We must be ever cautious that our talking about what Jesus said and did does not hinder us from our doing what He said and did. Does a tru e litmus test for being saved manifest itself in our loving words and actions to the poor? Faith is a three dimensional "action" verb- Pistis. All true theology will point us to Christ and His faith in action. Agape, Rodney Alan Woods