For I was hungry, and you gave Me something
Matthew 25:35-40
‘For
I was hungry, and you gave Me something to
eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to
drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you
clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to
Me.’ “Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry,
and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to
drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and
clothe You? ‘When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ “The King will
answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to
one of these brothers of Mine, even the
least of them, you did it to Me.’
This
is the fragment of the Scripture that has been challenging me for a long
time. I have been a priest for seven
years. And only in the last year I started
to interact with the people who live on the streets. I just didn’t want to deal with them. It was never a priority. When I became more interested in the
Franciscan theology I learned about St. Bonaventure. He was a great scholar: philosopher and
theologian and he chose to live and interact with the poor of his time. His style of life has challenged me and I had
to do something about it.
Last
year I started to volunteer with the Missionaries of Charity. I hope this is just the beginning of my new journey
of learning about the world, people and me. There is still a need of great improvement
of how I live Matthew 25:35-36.
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