Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?

⁴⁰And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matthew 25:34-40

I’ve been thinking how many times I sigh inwardly when I have a nose to wipe at an inconvenient time. Or have to intervene in another squabble. Or comfort a child in the middle of the night when I’d much, much rather be sound asleep.

I can remember today that in serving (appropriately, of course) my children, I am directly serving Christ. In our society, children are indeed among “the least of these.” This is an important thought for me today.

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