Just For the Record
Jesus asked Peter if he loved him. Peter said, "You know that I love you."
Then, "Feed my sheep".
A second time Jesus asked Peter if he loved him. Peter said , "Yes, you know that I love you."
Then "Feed my lambs".
A third time Jesus asked Peter; "Do you love me?"
Peter was hurt.
This was now the third time Jesus asked this question.
Jesus must have had his doubts.
Jesus must have wondered if his followers would take seriously the mandate to feed the poor.
After all it was the same Jesus who said, "I have come to bring Good News to the Poor".
That Good News was not about words.
It was about action and deed.
Peter was hurt.
But Jesus had to make his point.
"Feed my sheep".
For the record, you can read the story for yourself here.
I cannot help but wonder how cutting food stamps fits into this equation.
Can any "Christian" politician explain to me how this fits into the Gospel of Good News to the Poor.
Much of what is happening in budget cuts and "sequestration" sounds like very bad news for the poor. Seen from the point of view of the One who commended generosity and sacrifice to us, it is very bad news indeed.
Explain it to me.
How can you turn your back on the poor?
Fr Paul
