Saturday 29 May 2010

Comfortable yet?

Matthew 25 RESV
For I was hungry, while you had all you needed.
I was thirsty, but you drank bottled water.
I was a stranger, and you wanted me deported.
I needed clothes, but you needed more clothes.
I was sick, and you pointed out the behaviors that led to my sickness.
I was in prison, and you said I was getting what I deserved. (Richard E. Stearns Version)

O God, you have sown the seeds of love in my heart but I have not watered it with my tears — Lord forgive.

You have shown me hungry children and I have fed only my friends — Lord forgive.


You have shown me the homeless and I have cared only for my own home — Lord forgive.


You have shown me the naked but I have only clothed myself — Lord forgive.


You have shown me the wounded and I have been only concerned with my own pain — Lord forgive.


You have shown me the friendless and I have nurtured my own friendships — Lord forgive.


You have shown me the bereaved and I have sought out others to comfort me — Lord forgive.


You have shown me those who do not know your love and I have failed to share that which you have given me — Lord forgive and help me to obey.
(Ethel Jenkins)

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