'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' - Jesus ChristI've heard a lot of people try to explain this statement by Jesus. But, the best presentation of this concept comes from the song Under Bridges. This guy in Mexico reminded me of why this really matters (you can click on the picture for a larger view).
Brave St. Saturn – Under Bridges
Yesterday while walking,
Beneath an overpass,
I saw the figure of Jesus,
Standing barefoot on broken glass.
His beard was graying,
The smell of urine filled the air,
Asking if I had some change,
Anything that I could spare.
Emaciated,
His shaking fists balled up,
Influenza and pneumonia,
Begging God to take his cup.
So different from his pictures,
Breathing air through yellowed tubes,
Jesus Christ, dying of AIDS,
Can look right through you.
And all have hated,
Crucified and walked away,
The Savior of the prostitutes,
Drunkards, rapists,
and the gays.
Under bridges,
With hands raised,
From the ghettos they praise his name.
Broke and crippled in the dark of night,
Raise your voices to Jesus Christ,
Hallelujah.
In a world where we have more and more difficulty loving those whom God would have us love these words cry out…it’s time to treat our Savior the way he deserves to be treated.
2 comments:
I've been thinking about that a lot, lately. There's one guy in my church that I have a particularly hard time getting along with. I feel like I have a lot of excuses for why I feel like I can ignore him, or think less of him, but really, there's no way that part of my personality fits in with the Gospel.
wow...the lyrics rocked my heart. I pray that Jesus will give me a heart to love the dirtiest sinners as well as the cleanest saints. Thanks for a good post George!
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