The war in Ukraine is still going on. It has been almost two years since the first
Russian bombs fell down on the Ukrainian ground. Many people were killed, civilians,
children, women and men, young and old… Now there is another war happening
parallel. Palestinian terrorist organization attacked Israel. Then Israel started defense.
Unfortunately now we see that the defense turns into big destruction where many
innocent people are killed. There are victims on both sides. It is really sad that wars are
happening in the world. But also there are many sad destinies in many countries
worldwide in countries where people do not have war. There are many poor people,
people who are hungry, thirsty, people who do not have enough money for every day
needs. People who do not have normal clothes or do not even have a place to live. Our
responsibility is to help everyone if we could help. In today’s reading in Matthew 25:31-
46 we read about the Final Judgment. And we can found out what would for Jesus be
the most important. He will not ask us if we lit many candles or brought the most
beautiful flowers into the church, He would not ask us if we prayed 10 or 100 or 1000
rosaries, He would not even ask us if we had only one or multiple sexual partners. I am
giving these examples because it seems that today’s churches pay much more attention
to sexual life of their believers which is wrong than providing support to people. What
Jesus will ask us is how we were treating others? People around us – those who are
hungry and thirsty not only for material food but also hungry and thirsty for friendships,
hugs, understanding, listening and talking. We don’t even need to be baptized or
believers to provide what will Jesus ask us about. And who would be justified? A non-
believer who never went to church but spent his entire life in helping people in need,
feeding them and providing them all that they need? Or the person who was properly
baptized, properly confirmed, who read Bible 1000 times and were very often a church
visitor if that person was not generous. Generosity will be required from us. Because
Jesus is in all people who suffer. And the way we treat them Jesus will treat us too. My
prayer for all of us is to live in accordance to what we read in today`s Gospel of Matthew
25:31-46. To provide always mercy to others, mercy in love, hugs, understanding,
support, money and donations of any kind and to try to be full with empathy as Jesus
was. To Him be glory forever. Amen.

Matthew 25:31-46

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. 34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and
you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ 40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.’ 44 Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ 45 Then he will
answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’ 46 And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”