In today’s gospel (Tuesday), Jesus calls us to go beyond
ourselves. It is so easy to do what is... easy, like pay a tithe at church or stay amidst our friends. But what do we do when we see a homeless
person? It’s not always the safest thing
to approach them (some are involved in alcohol and drugs), but are we generous
with our time?
It is time we went outside ourselves as Our Lord calls us
to. “What you did for one of the least
of my brothers, you did unto me” (paraphrase).
Do we approach the lonely or offer empathy to the suffering? Maybe you already do these things, and God
will reward you for it! But let this “refresher”
be part of our examination of conscience today: did I help the least of these? Did I go beyond myself, live up to the name of Christian?
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