Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
Matthew 25: 21 – 46 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.
Are these the things that define my practice of the faith? How often do I do these?
Are these the things that define my practice of the faith? How often do I do these?
Action: Adopt someone or something and find ways to care for it. [Not necessarily a legal adoption. It could be a child or a new pet, or the birds in your yard, the homeless man you pass on the way to work, a lonely co-worker, a bored child, a nursing home patient, a prisoner …]
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The words of today’s reading should resonate like church-bells clanging upside your head in this time of hardship. Do you want to BE like Christ? Then BE Jesus and serve his people by not letting His people be hungry, or sick, or cold, or without hope. Matthew 25: 21-46 is especially appropriate in these times. Catholic charitable organizations are having a hard time funding their programs. Those who suffer are the poor who cannot buy clothing or food to sustain them, or find a safe and warm place to sleep. The thought for today is very appropriate for the times. Not only do we need to give emotional and spiritual sustenance more than ever, we also need to think about material giving to our Catholic agencies – clothing and food at the very least. How hard would it be to send a few dollars or buy 5 cans of food, or a chicken, or a bag of rice, or a box of oatmeal, or canned milk: every time you buy for yourself, put some things in your cart for your brothers and sisters who have no resources in these hard times. If you think you can’t afford it, then next time you open your kitchen cabinet, ask yourself if it really would be such a hardship to set aside a few things in a box to bring to a charity. Would you really miss those items? You can drop your donations of food, clothing and cash at your parish office, at Catholic Charities, and please remember the Dorothy Day House on Poplar in your prayers and donations - they welcome entire families --- other shelters do not allow the husband to remain with the wife and children, but the Dorothy Day House keeps families intact. Make your giving personal. GO to the shelter and meet the people you are helping. They are your brothers and sisters, they are Jesus, they are YOU.
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