Remember what Jesus said about living practical acts of kindness, of love to others, which is the basic criteria He uses to judge souls, see Matthew 25 verses 31-46.
veritasbible.com/newjerusalem1989/read/Matthew_25
Remember that He said love of God and love of others (which means more than just nice feelings, but small and large actions) sums up the law and the commandments…Matthew 22 verses 35-40
veritasbible.com/newjerusalem1989/read/Matthew_22
The following poem “But” was written by a Divine Word Missionary, inspiring us to love of others, even in the smallest gestures of human kindness.
It was only a sunny smile,
And little it cost in the giving;
But it scattered the night
Like morning light,
And made the day worth living.
Through life’s dark warp a woof it wove
In shining colours of hope and love;
And the angels smiled as they watched above,
Yet little it cost in the giving.
It was only a kindly word, a word that was lightly spoken;
But not in vain,
For it stilled the pain
Of a heart that was nearly broken
It strengthened a faith beset with fears,
And groping blindly through mists of tears,
For light to brighten the coming years,
Although it was lightly spoken.
It was only a helping hand
And it seemed of little availing;
But its clasp was warm,
And it saved from harm
A brother whose strength was failing.
Its touch was tender as angels’ wings
But it rolled the stone from the hidden springs
And pointed the way to higher things,
Though it seemed of little availing.
