Sunday Thought 25

This is a season of giving. And as we give to family and friends, we should also remember those who are less fortunate. Jesus said in the gospel of Matthew:

Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.  ‘For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’  “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink?  ‘And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You?  ‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’  “The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

In this time of economic uncertainty, there are many who are hurting: those on fixed incomes, those who have lost jobs, etc.  If we have been blessed, let us be a blessing to others. There is a joy that is unmatched when we give to those who cannot give back, when we give without the thought of receiving.

I hope you expeirience this kind of joy this Christmas.