Dec 02, 2011 19:31
What Mathew 25 tells us Jesus said:
‘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.’
What Jesus did NOT say:
For I was addicted to an illegal drug, and you threw me in prison when I needed help.
For I saw my friends killed, and you thought that was a good time to criticize our politics.
For I was in love, and you denied me the right to form a family with my beloved.
For I was wealthy, and you fought against a modest increase in my taxes.
For I was mentally ill, and you denied me treatment because I had committed a crime.
For I was unemployed when no one was hiring, and you told me to just go get a job.
For I was a politician, and you told people they'd go to hell if they voted for my opponent.
For I was ill, and you told me my illness was my own fault.
For I was heartbroken, and you thought it was more important to talk than to listen....