The Pastoral Grind

(Originally written for Douglas County Publishing: Pastor's Meditation Feb. 24 issue) Matthew 25:31-46—Then the King will say…“Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you…For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me…I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”  Then he will say…“Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.  For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison, and you did not look after me…I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one o