昨天，我们思想的是要始终专注在耶稣身上，“免得〔我们〕疲倦灰心”（希伯来书 12:1-3）。在今天的经文中，我们知道我们也需要在其他人身上“看见”耶稣，才能忠心地生活。
我们必须学习在我们最意想不到之时遇见耶稣。耶稣在衪的比喻中这样解释说：“我饿了，你们给我吃；… 我作客旅，你们留我住；… 我在监里，你们来看我。”
请留意耶稣不是说：“有作客旅的来到你们的社区…。”耶稣乃是说：“我作客旅，你们留我住。”
耶稣又预料到听这个故事的人可能会感到有点困惑，所以衪安排故事中的人物问衪：“主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了，… 渴了，… 病了，… 在监里… 呢？”衪回答说：“我实在告诉你们，这些事你们既做在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上，就是做在我身上了。”
耶稣认同那些处于弱势地位和遭到排斥的人。主关怀每一个有需要的人，所以我们也应该如此行；我们亦不应该参与压迫或歧视人的任何事情。信心能够帮助我们，在饥饿的、生病的、在监里的、作客旅的、和很多其他的人身上看到耶稣－衪呼召我们为他们付出所需要的爱心和支持。
耶稣啊，感谢你，你让我们看到你是多么关心那些往往被我们忽略了的人。求你帮助我们忠心分享你的慈爱和关怀。阿们。
马太福音 25:31-46
31“当人子在他荣耀里同着众天使降临的时候，要坐在他荣耀的宝座上。
32万民都要聚集在他面前，他要把他们分别出来，好像牧羊的分别绵羊山羊一般：
33把绵羊安置在右边，山羊在左边。
34于是，王要向那右边的说：‘你们这蒙我父赐福的，可来承受那创世以来为你们所预备的国。
35因为我饿了，你们给我吃；渴了，你们给我喝；我做客旅，你们留我住；
36我赤身露体，你们给我穿；我病了，你们看顾我；我在监里，你们来看我。’
37义人就回答说：‘主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了给你吃，渴了给你喝？
38什么时候见你做客旅留你住，或是赤身露体给你穿？
39又什么时候见你病了或是在监里，来看你呢？’
40王要回答说：‘我实在告诉你们：这些事你们既做在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上，就是做在我身上了。’
41王又要向那左边的说：‘你们这被咒诅的人，离开我，进入那为魔鬼和他的使者所预备的永火里去！
42因为我饿了，你们不给我吃；渴了，你们不给我喝；
43我做客旅，你们不留我住；我赤身露体，你们不给我穿；我病了，我在监里，你们不来看顾我。’
44他们也要回答说：‘主啊，我们什么时候见你饿了，或渴了，或做客旅，或赤身露体，或病了，或在监里，不伺候你呢？’
45王要回答说：‘我实在告诉你们：这些事你们既不做在我这弟兄中一个最小的身上，就是不做在我身上了。’
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"The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'" - Matthew 25:40
Yesterday we reflected on staying focused on Jesus so that we "will not grow weary and lose heart" (Hebrews 12:1-3). In today’s reading we learn that we need to "see" Jesus in other people in order to live faithfully.
We must learn to see Jesus where we least expect to find him. Jesus explains it this way in his parable: "I was hungry and you gave me something to eat . . . I was a stranger and you invited me in . . . I was in prison and you came to visit me."
Notice that Jesus does not say, "There was a stranger who came to your community. . . ." Jesus says, "I was a stranger and you invited me in."
Jesus also anticipates some confusion that people could have while hearing this story. So he has the people in the story ask, "Lord, when did we see you hungry . . . or thirsty . . . [or] a stranger . . . [or] sick or in prison . . . ?" And he says, "Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me."
Jesus identifies with people who are disadvantaged and marginalized. The Lord cares for all people in need, and so should we. And we should not be involved in oppressing or discriminating against anyone. Faith helps us to see Jesus in people who are hungry, sick, imprisoned, strangers in our midst, and more—and he calls us to provide the love and support they need.
Jesus, thank you for showing us how much you care for people we easily overlook. Help us to share your love and care faithfully. Amen.
诵读: 骆云秀
片头: 张妙阳
