Christ Among the Scraps © Jan L. Richardson
Reading from the Gospels, Christ the King/Reign of Christ Sunday, Year A: Matthew 25.31-46
“Come, you who are blessed,” Jesus says; “for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.”
You Who Bless
You
who are
yourselves
a blessing
who know
that to feed
the hungering
is to bless
and to give drink
to those who thirst
is to bless
who know
the blessing
in welcoming
the stranger
and giving clothes
to those
who have none
who know
to care
for the sick
is blessing
and blessing
to visit
the prisoner:
may the blessing
you have offered
now turn itself
toward you
to welcome
and to embrace you
at the feast
of the blessed.
P.S. For a previous reflection on this passage, visit Christ Among the Scraps. And Advent is just around the corner! I’m looking forward to spending the coming season at my blog The Advent Door and would love to have your company there.
I also want to let you know that my book Night Visions: Searching the Shadows of Advent and Christmas is back in print! Click the cover below to find out more.
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November 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM |
The morsels I find here nourish my soul – today’s pleasure is doubled by the presence of one of my favorite collages, ‘Christ in the Scraps’ ~ Happy Thanksgiving to me, to all, and thank you, Jan, for the blessing[s].