...saw you sick or in prison and visited you?" And the king will answer them, "Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me" (Matthew 25:31-40). Prayer Response Lord, your words have terrible clarity. We would avoid them if...

...had served him when they served their needy neighbors, the "king" announces, "Truly, I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me" ( v. 40) . Here Jesus explicitly identifies himself with the needy. He is one with those who suffer...

...hungry, welcomed him when he was a stranger and visited him when he was in prison: "I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me" (Mt 25:34-40). Occupying the Square Inches Mother Teresa has also influenced my thinking about the...

...human-divine-human interactions, in which Christ is in the midst of us. This is explicit in Jesus' teaching, "Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are...members of my family, you did it to me" (Matt. 25:40). It is important to remember that "the least of these" are the dispossessed, marginalized, impoverished...

...thirsty and gave you something to drink? . . ." And the king will answer them, "Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me." Then he will say to those at his left hand, "You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal...

...favorite texts of Christian ethicists: Ps. 41:1 ("Happy are those who consider the poor") and Matt 25-40 ("as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me"). Instead, 165. Lietzmann, hbtuhung. 23, Lindberg. "There Should Be No Beggars," 160. 166. Lietzmann,...

...out of compassion for the needy, it is giving to him, showing him kindness. "Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me." (Mt 25:40). Give as you would if an angel awaited your gift at the door; Give as you would if tomorrow...

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...receives a quite concrete interpretation in the judgment scene in Matt. 25: acts of human kindness to "one of the least of these who are members of my family" are what will decide the issue between those who inherit the kingdom and those who are cast out. This...

...material contributions are really an expression of helping love, which Christ refers to himself ("Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are...members of my family, you did it to me"— Matt 25:40), and of responsibility for the world and the Church. When understood in this way, the regular collections...