The 7 Corporal Works of Mercy:
1. Feed the hungry: Provide food and lobbying for policies that will help needy individuals and nations solve their food problems.
2. Give drink to the thirsty: Fight against water pollution; lead the spiritually thirsty to Christ; help the needy pay sewer bills.
3. Clothe the naked: The naked are all those who are poor. Work to change American mentality about freely getting into to debt to maintain a standard of living above our income; help end drug and alcohol dependency, gambling and other addictions or behavior that takes money from the poor; teach financial management; push for better health care, education & jobs for the needy.
4. Shelter the homeless: Rather than blaming the victim, get involved in building or restoring houses; work in half-way houses for mentally ill who've been put out of institutions; pay security deposits on apartments; help with utility bills.
5. Visit the sick: The terminally ill would be less likely to desire euthanasia if we offer them the hope and love of Christ; the suffering need emotional support and faith in God; families under huge medical bills need help raising funds.
6. Ransom the captive: Who is held prisoner by addiction, abuse, a dysfunctional family background, the occult, joblessness, a poor education, prejudice, poverty, hopelessness, sin, ignorance or misconceptions about God? Help them find a way out. Visit prison inmates.
7. Bury the dead: Provide comfort for the bereaving; help the widow(er) with meals or activities; stay involved long after the funeral as grief lingers; be sensitive to the pain of loss.
The 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy:
1. Instruct the ignorant: Teach the meaning of the Gospel and the spiritual implications of our lives; lift people from spiritual poverty.
2. Counsel the doubtful: Society teaches doubt of God, skepticism, loss of confidence; live your faith in a way that witnesses to the reality of God.
3. Admonish the sinner: Our world tries to remove "sin" from our vocabulary; In whatever you do, wherever you work, firmly but compassionately object to social and personal sin.
4. Bear wrongs patiently: Jesus is our example; bear wrongs with dignity, patience, and conviction that God stands by us, as a witness that suffering can lead to spiritual growth.
5. Forgive offenses: Peace and justice don't work if they're only attempted through legislation. Promote inner conversion and outward forgiveness, first in your own life and then help others discover the same.
6. Comfort the afflicted: Walk with people through their pain. We give them relief by our presence, our prayers, our loving deeds.
7. Intercede for the needs of others: Pray for loved ones, relatives, friends, neighbors, fellow church members, our nation, our world, etc. This motivates us in other ways of ministering. 
