Sentence examples for no needy from inspiring English sources

In her book, "There Shall Be No Needy," Rabbi Jill Jacobs asks if Americans, and indeed all civilized society, measure compassion by being servants to other servants, or servants to God.

Rabbi Jill Jacobs is the author of There Shall Be No Needy: Pursuing Social Justice Through Jewish Law and Tradition and a board member of Rabbis for Human Rights North America.

They said that the state welfare reform law, passed in 1996, specifically ensured that no needy family would be denied basic government support, even after the five-year federal limit.

The Book of Acts goes on to say, "There were no needy persons among them" (Acts 4 34), for whenever they carried the burdens of one another and shared their possessions with open hands.

But after fending for themselves for the past five years, they are no longer needy.

"Here's a population that's deep in poverty, that's doing what we're asking them to do, and because we have a federal law that is completely arbitrary and says from this day on, we will not help you -- as far as the federal government is concerned, they are no longer needy, no longer worthy," Ms. Ericson said.

Our children, two girls who are now 4 and 7, were no longer desperately needy; our careers had stabilized; we had survived gutting our own house.

Over time, you will find that you no longer feel needy and no longer seek to get love.

How innocent the athletes look today: so young but no less needy or spirited, sweeter than ever, I must say, as they run and compete in a track facility that now warms them in its bosom.

Like a 1st century community recorded in Acts, there share everything they have and there is no one needy among them.

If you have a hard time saying no to needy people, or attract them too often when check whether you have codependency issues, where you need to be needed, otherwise you believe you are not good enough or worthy enough to have friends.