You Did For Me

A local senior citizen’s caregiver left her client’s house with two bags; one contained laundry and the other trash. It wasn’t until the caregiver got ready to do the laundry that she discovered she had kept the trash and thrown the clothes into the dumpster. The caregiver returned to the dumpster only to find the trash had already been collected; however, a quick call to Public Works revealed that the truck had not yet gone to the landfill. The Public Works Department dumped the trash truck’s load in their parking lot and half a dozen employees willingly went dumpster-diving, found the bag of laundry and then cleaned up the parking lot. Jesus said, “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.’” (Matt 25:37-40 NIV).