Today’s gospel starts with a discussion of separation. In the vision of judgment Jesus describes, one people will be separated from another, and he compares them to the sheep and the goats. Using symbolism that appears repeatedly throughout scripture, the sheep are those who are blessed and obedient to God’s will—in this case, God’s will of radical generosity and care for others: feeding the hungry and providing drink for the thirsty, welcoming the stranger, clothing the naked, and visiting the sick and those in prison. Jesus’s vision makes it clear that he himself had been welcomed when the poor, the sick, and the outcast had been cared for....
To read more, click this link: http://www.episcopalcafe.com/thesoul/daily_reading/jesus_on_the_border.html
And tell me what you think!
Links for more information:
A Refugee Crisis, Not an Immigration Crisis
UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Africa crisis
South Sudan Refugee Crisis Worsens
An Inside Look at the Central African Republic Refugee Crisis
Anti-Immigration Parties rise in EU Elections
Israeli-Hamas Conflict Squeezes Palestinian Leadership
No comments:
Post a Comment