Hi God,
I’m thinking about
the Epistle o’ Day
and also about
the sheep and goats.
The Epistle o’ Day says,
“if you see a brother in need
and refuse him compassion,
how can the love of God be in you?”
With the sheep and goats,
we get something like,
“as you have done it
for the lease of these,
you have done it for me”
So my issue,
is whether you are talking
about people at my door…
…or do I generalize the concept?
Am I supposed to work
to order public life
along these concepts?
It seems that lots of folks
see the above as being
just a one-on-one thing,
if someone shows up at your front door,
then I should be a good person.
For some folks,
the generalization
makes no sense.
So, once again,
my prayer is to ask you
to help us make sense
of these various passages;
and also to help us
to make sense of each other.
I also ask you, please,
to have mercy on my soul,
confused sinner though I be.
Amen
scripture reference
1 John 3:17
Matt 25:40