Thinking of Others

Matthew 25:41-46
Continuation of "Doing unto Others"

The king looked at them with anger,
As he said while pointing his finger;
"Depart from me, you who are cursed,
Into the eternal fire for you to go first;
For Satan and his henchmen are waiting,
What they will do to you are contemplating;
While I was hungry, you gave me no food,
While I was a stranger, you tried to elude;
While dying of thirst you offered no drink,
While in prison, of me you did not think;"
It was not for them to confirm or deny,
But hesitated with a response of a reply;
"Lord, when did we see you ever starving,
As a prisoner or from an illness recovering;
Were your needs not always attended?"
Thinking a bit and then he reprimanded;
"You did not to one of the least of these,
You did it not to me and I am not please;
You go away into an everlasting infernal,
The righteous will be given life eternal."

Richard Newton Sherrer

Copyright ©2004 Richard Newton Sherrer

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