Homily from 4th Sunday: Fr. Alberto, Food for the Poor: It’s not my turn to eat today – If today you hear his voice, harden not your heart?

Fr. Alberto from Food for the Poor came in this weekend to share the story about the people that Food for the Poor ministers to in order to help ease poverty in third world countries in the Caribbean and Central/South America.  He started out with “If today you hear his voice, harden not your heart”.  He reminded us that prayer is a two way street, not just asking Jesus to help.  So in the midst of one of the greatest way to prayer, attending Mass, he called us to listen.   One of stories that really caught my attention about the child who came for food in the village but it was not his turn to eat.   Wow, how sad.   He also told us another story beginning with the saying: “give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime”.    He went on to tell us about how Food for the Poor bought a fishing boat to provide food and employment to men in village in Jamaica and how profits from the venture went back to support efforts to help other.   Fr. Alberto closed with Matthew 25: 27-40: When did I see you me hungry and you gave me food, thirsty and you gave me drink, stranger and you welcomed me, naked and your clothed me, ill and your cared for me, in prison and your visited me? And the king will say to them in reply: Whenever you did so for the least of my brothers you did so for me.    Please join with Food for the Poor Helping in their efforts to help Jesus who we see in the face of the Poor, by returning the intention card or signing up online to support Food for the Poor.  God bless.