Pay it Forward

"Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father,inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink;I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.'"Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?'The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me. - Matthew 25:34-40

Tonight Tammy & I accompanied our youth minister, his wife and a few teens and parents on a "spiritual exercise". Our youth minister calls them "Pay it Forward" devotionals. He and the teens gather together and talk about how they could help someone then they go do it. Tonight that took the form of purchasing blankets, sweatshirts & fastfood gift certificates and then driving to a well known location where "homeless" people are known to gather and sleep. The kids, accompanied by the youth minister, then went to talk with whomever they find and asked if they can help them and then help them if they can. Tonight all the items purchased were given out. I love the thought that these kids are getting this experience of practicing Matthew 25:34-40. It is one thing to read scripture, have an intellectual understanding and talk about helping the "least of my brothers" and something totally different to act and just do it.