Monday, March 14

Read it:
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 these 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.”

Reflect on it: Today's gospel is one that we've heard plenty of times before. It is all about how we see Christ in others and how we serve them. Christ loved us so much that he washed our feet for us. He humbly and with great love, stooped low and washed our feet, even though we were sinners. This is how we are called to love those around us. Perhaps we may never truly know a hungry person, or someone in prison, but Christ calls us to love those around us who are poor, both spiritually and physically. Who is the teen at school that needs you to come and sit with them at lunch, because they're not cool? Who is the teen at school that needs you to be their friend? Who is it that Jesus wants you to love every single day? Who's feet does he want you to wash?

Pray about it:
Holy Spirit, send your fire down upon me today so that I can see who you need me to love the way that you love me. Help me to do for the least of my brothers what they need. Let me love today with a heart full of love for you!

Live it! Challenge: Sit with someone at lunch that will make you not nearly as cool as you ar now.