Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,
or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’ Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’ He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’ And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Some thoughts: Who are the ”least” in your life? There are the homeless and those who are monetarily poor, but there is also another type of poverty, a poverty of spirit and a hunger for love. Many go starving every day, in their own prison of sadness. I know, I’ve be one of them. A smile and hello, inviting them to eat lunch with you so they don’t have to eat lunch alone. Trust me, it means a lot. These are small ways you can care for “Jesus” who you see every day at school. There can be also poor in your very own home or extended family. Blessed Mother Teresa said, “There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives - the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them.” Live your life in love – Loving God – directly through your worship, and through your actions of love towards others. And, if you are the one starving for love, Give Love – there is always someone we can give to – and pray Jesus will send someone to you..
Let us Pray: God thank you for loving me unconditionally. Please help me to love as you love. Please help me to love you more, giving and loving those you bring into my life. Please let me see you in them. May my life give Glory to you, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit who was in the beginning, who is and ever shall be, a world without end. Amen.
CHALLENGE: Look for a least person in your life, pray for them and do unto them as you would to Jesus. (say hello, buy them a soda, give your mom a hug) Be the answer to some one’s prayer.
Meditation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd6U5ci_uB8&feature=related
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