Charity
Today's Gospel reading is the essence of our faith, our religion."For I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you made me welcome; naked and you clothe me; sick and you visited me; in prison and you came to see me."
"I tell you solemnly, in so far as you did this to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me." Matt 25: 31-46
A simple yet very powerful guide for our spiritual advancement. I must admit that during the years when I was working, my mind was all clogged up with reports, meeting, productivity, bottom-line etc, etc. Now in my retirement, I am more aware of the people around me, especially the less fortunate, the marginalised: the old women collecting discarded card-boxes and pulling their rickety carts; the young but lame man sitting by the roadside with a small tin in front of him, begging...and more.
So many of God's people in need: in need of our help, our love, our smile, our eye contact just so that they can feel the human dignity in them in a sea of people rushing about their way. On top of a small donation, I always say a prayer for them...for God to bless them. Mother Teresa has taught us that she sees Jesus in these, the poorest of the poor. We should do the same. We are, after all, children of God, made in His image.
It is when you give of yourself
that you truly give.
- Kahlil Gibran-
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