Assistance must be targeted to the homeless and to low-wage workers. For Lutherans, the belief that all humanity is created in the image of God is what powers their mission. Community and the Common Good Lutherans understand that our call is to become more fully God's people while at the same time entering more deeply into the world. We are one in Christ. Rights and Responsibilities Lutherans believe that access to employment, food, shelter, and health care, and to be treated with dignity, are all basic human rights.
All people have a right to participate in helping make the decisions that affect their lives.
We understand that we each have the responsibility to respect the rights of others and to work for the common good. Option for the Poor Lutherans are both motivated by gratitude for Christ's ministry to us and convinced by evidence of God's overwhelming option for the poor, the naked, the hungry, the powerless and the imprisoned. All people have a right to decent and productive work, fair wages, private property and economic initiative. Solidarity Lutherans view all of humanity as one, belonging to the Creator and Redeemer of the world. Copyright 2001 Lutheran Social Service.