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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hi, I'm Richard England, Vicar of Crofton Parish in the Church of England
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Mother Teresa had something she called the five-fingered gospel. If she ever needed to explain how to live as a Christian
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she would stand with one of the children from the orphanage where she lived in Kolkata
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and recite Jesus' words from Matthew 25. Whenever you did anything for the least of my brothers and sisters, you did it to me
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Every person you'll meet is made in the image of God. They have intrinsic worth and value, regardless of background, nationality or anything else
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When we show care and compassion to other people, especially those in need
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we recognize the image of God in them and treat them with the innate value they deserve
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Jesus says when we do this, it's as if we were doing it to him
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When we serve others, we're serving him. When we meet their practical needs, we're doing it to him
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What a world we would live in if everyone took Mother Teresa's five-fingered gospel to heart
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Every time we care for another person, especially the most vulnerable in our world
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Jesus says, you did it to me
