And the King said to those on his right hand, “Come, you blessed of my father, and inherit the kingdom prepared for you; for when I suffered hunger in the Sahara droughts, you gave me food. When the river was polluted, you dug me a well. When my ethnic group faced genocide, you protected me.

 

“When I lived under a bridge, you took me in. When I was addicted to meth, you cleaned me up. When I was in prison, you visited me. When I had HIV/AIDS, you give me medicine. When I had an abortion, you comforted me. When I was aborted, you mourned me.

 

“When terrorists bombed me, you worked for justice. When governments held me without cause, you kept vigil for me. When forced from my ancestral home, you housed me. When my family was blown up on a bus, you wept for me.

 

“When I was forced to migrate, you gave me work.  When I lost my job, you trained me. When my spouse suffered with Alzheimer’s, you remembered us both. When I was an unwed teenage mother, you gave me baby food, medical care, and a crib. When I married someone you thought I shouldn’t, you didn’t abandon me. When my spouse left me, you sat with me while I wept.

 

“When I had different skin color, you didn’t walk away from me. When I practiced a different religion, you didn’t condemn me. When I held a differing political view, you listened to me. When I enlisted, you didn’t call me a murderer. When I became a conscientious objector, you didn’t call me a coward. When I spoke with an accent, you befriended me.”

 

Then those on his right hand asked, “When did we see you hungry, thirsty, naked, in need, lonely, weak, helpless, in prison, hurt, afraid, or different?”

 

The King answered, “As much as you did it unto the least of my sisters and brothers you did it unto me.”

 

Then the King turned to those on his left hand and said, “You walked away from me when you opted for the best pews and chairs instead of building a well for my village. You departed from me when you erected a new sign on your multi-million dollar gathering place with your name on it rather than giving food to my drought-ridden community. You knew my people were facing extermination, yet you did nothing to stop it when you could have.

 

“When I lived on the streets, you told me to get a job.  When drugs controlled my life, you sneered at me. When I was in prison, you tortured me. When I contracted HIV/AIDS, you said it was God’s punishment. When I had an abortion, you accused me of murder. When I was aborted, you said I was nothing more than a ball of cells.

 

“When terrorists bombed me, you said that I was just a cog in the imperial empire. When I was imprisoned with no charges, you said that I must have done something to deserve it. When I was expelled from my ancestral home, you said that God had given the land to someone else. When my child was blown up on a bus, you said that she deserved it and I should be pushed into the sea.

 

“When I was forced to leave my home to find work, you said I was a felon. When I lost my job, you said I was a market casualty. When my spouse came down with Alzheimer’s, you forgot us both. When I was an unwed teenage mother, you called me a slut and told me not to get an abortion while you refused to help me find a job or childcare so that I could pay for the medical expenses.

 

“When I married someone you disapproved of, you told me that I was weak, desperate, and lonely. And when it didn’t work out, you gloated that you have never been divorced.

 

“When my skin color was different than yours, you said I belonged to an inferior race. When my beliefs differed from yours, you called me a godless heathen worthy of God’s eternal punishment. When I belonged to a different political party, you shouted me down. When I enlisted, you called me a baby killer. And when I protested a war, you said I was unpatriotic. When I spoke with an accent, you labeled me a threat.”

 

Then those on his left hand asked, “When did we see you hungry, thirsty, naked, in need, lonely, weak, helpless, in prison, hurt, afraid, or different? If you needed help, you should’ve asked. We would have done something or at least referred it to the proper ministry committee.”

 

The King answered, “As much as you didn’t do it unto the least of my sisters and brothers, you didn’t do it unto me.”

 

 

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