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At Love Mercy Do Justice, we look for ways to join God in making things right in our broken world. Part of the work of justice \u2013 of making things right \u2013 is\u00a0to take a closer look at roadblocks that hinder\u00a0communities from flourishing.<\/p>\n

Bryan Stevenson<\/a>\u00a0takes a closer\u00a0look at the roadblock of poverty in his book\u00a0Just Mercy<\/em>. He links economic issues to justice in his claim that \u201cthe opposite of poverty is not wealth. In too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.\u201d Because economic stability has far more to do with\u00a0where<\/em>\u00a0someone lives than\u00a0who<\/em>\u00a0they are, communities can either assume access to proper education, decent jobs, and reasonable healthcare, or they can assume\u00a0lasting consequences<\/a>\u00a0for being disadvantaged.<\/p>\n

Economic justice has been\u00a0defined<\/a>\u00a0as \u201ca set of moral principles for building economic institutions, the ultimate goal of which is to create an opportunity for each person to create a sufficient material foundation upon which to\u00a0have a dignified, productive, and creative life beyond economics.\u201d A community\u2019s freedom to flourish means its individuals have the opportunity to be employed in jobs that accurately represent their skills and abilities regardless of their race or gender.<\/p>\n

CovEnterprises<\/a>, an initiative of LMDJ\u2019s, enters into this space with a goal of providing vulnerable communities the freedom to flourish through sustained investment. We believe this investment can lead to authentic community transformation. This is one way we as the church can demonstrate the intentions of God by fostering the flourishing of\u00a0all<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Watch\u00a0this conversation<\/a>\u00a0between Benjamin Vazquez, the Director of Social Enterprise, and business owner Reesheda Washington to learn of some tangible solutions the church can do to help support small businesses during Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Until freedom means the same for all,
\nThe LMDJ Team<\/p>\n

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