What is Charity?: A reflection upon visiting peru (Dec, 2023)

True charity keeps no record of righteousness; it does not bound the individual to an invisible contract.

True charity does not boast or shine a spotlight on its humanitarian nature for its own selfish gain – such as to gain the applause of a crowd – but, in its promotion, seeks to shine a light on a cause and to multiply itself into the hearts of other men.

True Charity is pure, honest, and selfless in serving and does not grow bitter or envious when it sees others acting in its name.

The true nature of charity gives its hand to the weak, to the disadvantaged, with the desire of bringing them out of Egypt and into Canaan — out of misery, out of oppression, and into a land of milk and honey; true charity does not place itself on a pedestal. It does not view itself, by participating in what is good, as being better than the one it seeks to serve.

True charity reminds itself that it is not an isolated force; superior to all but lives in humility – aware that it is a product of all that contributed to its existence, that is a vessel through which the Divine works, that it is not an act exclusive to a particular sect, but a member of a collective, giving itself to those with the wholehearted, shared mission of love and service.

True charity doesn’t concern itself with creating followers but passing on the baton in a bid to create future leaders — to raise men and women who have a burning desire to make a long-lasting impact on their communities and the world around them.

True charity is free-spirited in nature and does not tie itself down, or concern itself, to any particular political or religious affiliations. It does not confine itself to the weekly gatherings within the Churches, Temples and Mosques. It does not lend itself to lip-service, but lives out in the world, in full expression, doing what is good and true – never discriminating.

True charity gives itself, fully, to all men — regardless of colour, creed and belief.