這段摘自所謂「盟約法典」的文字，揭示了一些潛在的問題：土地屬於誰？財富屬於誰？

答案顯而易見：它們都屬於慷慨仁慈的天主。

祂賜給某些人土地，賜給某些人豐厚的金錢和物質財富。

但這一切都屬於天主：無論是物質本身，或是接受它們的人。

的確，有一天，天主會收回一切：包括恩賜和接受它們的人，因為他們終將死去。

那麼，這一切的意義何在？

天主賜給我們一切，是為了讓我們明白祂愛我們。

天主賜給我們一切，是為了讓我們學習分享、給予和奉獻。

尤其重要的是，沒有一塊土地屬於任何一個民族。

所有民族在任何土地上都是寄居者和異鄉人。

他們暫時生活在同一片土地上，並非發動戰爭或侵害他人權利的理由，而是結交朋友、互相幫助的理由。否則，天主會懲罰我們。

In this text, taken from the so-called “Covenant Law Code,” we can see some underlying questions: to whom does the land belong? To whom do riches belong?

The clear answer is: they belong to God, who is generous and merciful.

He has given somebody a land, he has given somebody plenty of money, of things. But they all belong to God: the things and those who receive them. And indeed, one day God will take back everything: the gifts as well as those who receive them, because they will die.

Therefore, what is the use of such a situation?

God gives us everything so that we can learn that He loves us. God gives us everything so that we can learn how to share, how to give, how to offer.

In particular, no land belongs to any people. All peoples are pilgrims and foreigners in any land. The fact that they live, for a while, on the same piece of land is not a reason for war, or for spoiling other people’s rights, but a reason for becoming friends and helping each other. Otherwise, God will punish us.