Matthew 25

This is an interpretation of Matthew 25:31-46 by a woman who was homeless:

I was hungry and you formed a humanities group to discuss my hunger.

I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your church and prayed for my release.

I was naked and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance.

I was sick and you knelt and thanked God for your health.

I was homeless and you preached to me of the spiritual shelter of the love of God.

I was lonely and you left me alone to pray for me.

You seem so holy, so close to God

But I am still very hungry – and lonely – and cold.

Taken from Issues Facing Christians Today, by John Stott (London: Marshall Pickering 1990).

Ouch, anyone else guilty of this?