22 June 2021
On Serving Christ in the Poor
Let
us not overlook Him here, hungry, in order that He Himself may feed us there.
Here let us clothe Him, that He may not send us forth naked from the safe
refuge with Him. If we give Him to drink here, we shall not say with the rich
man: ‘Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool our tongues.’
If here we receive Him into our homes, there He will prepare many mansions for
us. If we go to Him when He is in prison, He Himself will free us also from our
bonds. If, when He is a stranger, we take Him in, He will not look down upon us
as strangers when we are in the Kingdom of heaven, but will give to us a share
in the heavenly City. If we visit Him when He is sick, He Himself will quickly
free us also from our infirmities.
Saint John Chrysostom
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