No Goats Allowed

Roses to roses,
Bees to bees,
Love your neighbor
As you love me.

I read this poem out loud in my dream this morning and then I woke up. I couldn’t help but start thinking of the passage where Jesus is talking about those who helped Him. I had to search for it, because I didn’t have it committed to memory, but here it is:


Mathew 25:31-40

When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on the right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” Then the righteous will answer him, saying, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?” And the King will answer them, “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."


So I have been doin’ some praying this morning and searching my heart about this passage and poem this morning. How much do I serve my neighbor in all the ways listed in the passage, and how much do I love myself more than I love my neighbors?

Well, ummm, looks like I’ve got some work to do!!!

So this morning, I pray for all believers, that we would do what we are called to do.

Would you pray for me in that regard, too?