Matthew 25:40  The King will reply, "I tell you the truth, wherever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me."

Many adults today enjoyed the Lone Ranger as children. He was always the hero. As he rode away, the person whom he helped always asked the question, "Who was that masked man?"

Two images of that mask come to mind in this parable of Jesus. The persons who helped others, fed them, clothed them, visited them, did not remember or keep track of whom they helped or how often. "When did we see You hungry?" they asked Jesus. It is as if we mask our minds, not keeping track to mount up an account that should be repaid.

Further, the persons who helped did not consider anything about those they helped except their need. Not their skin color, not their personal hygiene, not whether they were handicapped, not their mental ability, only their need. The persons who helped were masked to anything but need.

This happens only when Jesus makes us His brothers and sisters in faith and enables us to make others His brothers and sisters in need. Then what excitement to hear Jesus say, "Come, you who are blessed by My Father; take your inheritance."
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