Gospel:
Matthew 25:31-46
(Jesus said
to his disciples) "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the
angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will
be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a
shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his
right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right,
'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 the least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Then he will say to
those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire
prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no
food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no
welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not
care for me. Then they will answer and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry
or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your
needs? He will answer them, 'Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of
these least ones, you did not do for me. And these will go off to eternal
punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
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Reflection:
Do you want
to attract God’s blessing upon you? You have to do what Jesus commands you in
the gospel. Jesus tells you to give food to the hungry, give drink to the
thirsty, welcome the stranger, give clothes to the naked, take care of the sick
and visit the imprisoned.
Jesus is
teaching us to discard the me first mindset for so many of us have this me first
mindset. What would you feel if you do away with the me first mindset? You
would be free from the bondage of greed and selfishness which by the way is an
instrument of the devil.
Life in this
world is temporary we therefore have to make worthy decisions and actions that
would impact the lives of our fellowmen. Let us never be concerned of our own life
and needs for God will take care of it for us.
The gospel
tells us that there shall be judgment and separation amongst those who followed
and did not follow the will of God. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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