Charity vs. Justice

I subscribe to a daily newsletter from Jim Wallis's Sojourners. Each day, it includes a quote, usually on faith and social justice. Yesterday it was Bill Moyers, and it is worth repeating in full:

Charity depends on the vicissitudes of whim and personal wealth; justice depends on commitment instead of circumstance. Faith-based charity provides crumbs from the table; faith-based justice offers a place at the table.