We are part of a grand design, and we have a chance to be used by God to show the world His glory and goodness. What a powerful privilege! But we can get so caught up in our everyday lives, living from moment to moment, that sometimes we don’t recognize the important work all around us.

In the book of Matthew, Jesus talks about the final judgment when the Son of Man separates the righteous – that is, the repentant people who believe in Jesus - from the unrighteous. The righteous gain the kingdom of heaven when Jesus recalls how He was hungry, and they fed Him; He was thirsty, and they gave Him drink. They welcomed Him, clothed Him, and supported Him. The righteous asked, “When did we do this?” They don’t remember taking care of the King of Kings. Jesus answers, “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did it to me.”

These faithful people lived in the grand design. They saw opportunities all around them to share the love of Christ. They gave their food, their drink, their clothes, all of their resources for those who did not have anything: the outcasts, the poor, the imprisoned. They did this because it was what Jesus wanted them to do. Little did they realize that Jesus was there, in the faces of the least of these. We are called to this work. Let us share Christ’s love in word and deed.  

This is Luis Palau.