A Thought for the week
Week of November 2
“They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Matthew 25:44-45
We can easily demonize the poor and others. They will misuse our gifts; cheat the system. I am not going to say that people don’t misuse charitable giving or social programs. There is always examples of abuse. As followers of Christ, we must keep this verse in mind. What we do to the least of these we do to the Lord; to Christ. Our hands of comfort and care should not be held back by a chance of abuse and misuse. Instead, we should act to fix the misuse of funds so that the few don’t hinder the many who are in need. The many who we care for because Christ calls us to care for the vulnerable.