Thursday, June 24, 2004

Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
(Psalm 82.4 NRSV)

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Former Governor Jerry Brown of California visited with Mother Teresa. He tells of attending a six o'clock morning service. The setting was austere. Everyone sat on the canvas-covered concrete floor. The windows were open and the street noises were so loud it was difficult to hear the priest recite the prayers. At the conclusion of the service, Mother Teresa took a few minutes to speak to the volunteers and give them encouragement. Her message was very simple: "Jesus is found in the distressing guise of the poorest of the poor," she said. "What you do to them, you do to Him."

She held out her hand and touched each finger as she repeated, "What you do to Him; what you do with Him; what you do for Him. Look at the fingers of your hand," she said, "and you will always remember that it is Christ whom you are touching in the poor...."

On another occasion Mother Teresa put it like this:
"At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received--how much money we have made--how many great things we have done.

"We will be judged by ‘I was hungry and you gave me to eat...I was naked and you clothed me...I was homeless and you took me in.'

"Hungry not only for bread--but hungry for love...Naked not only for clothing--but naked of human respect and dignity...Homeless not only for want of a room of bricks--but homeless because of rejection. This is Christ in distressing disguise."

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Dear God, may my hands and fingers touch someone with your love. Amen.

Ron Newhouse

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