Cathedral Homilies

they have something with which to sustain the body. And behold, he who has learned from the mercies of God, it has grown in him to give food to the hungry and drink to the thirsty. Blessed is the man who is compassionate and lends, and maintains his words in judgment, because he shall never be moved, and the righteous shall be for an everlasting memory. From evil things he shall not fear; his heart is prepared to trust in the Lord. His heart is established and he shall not fear until he looks upon his enemies. He has distributed and given to the poor, and his righteousness stands forever and ever. And his horn shall be raised in honor. The wicked shall see and be angry, and he shall gnash his teeth and perish. And the desire of the wicked shall perish. Blessed is the man who fears the Lord and delights greatly in His commandments. His seed shall be mighty on the earth, and the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Honor and wealth are in his house, and his righteousness stands forever and ever.

for all human beings, because we are all one soul and one body. And as Paul said, we are many, yet we are one body in Christ. Each one of us is a limb of the other. And if one limb suffers, all the limbs suffer with it. And if one limb is honored, all the limbs rejoice with it.? So also, if we see one of our limbs that is afflicted or in pain, we suffer with it. And if we see one who is joyful, we rejoice with it. And if we see one who is hungry, we feed him. And if one who is thirsty, we give him drink. And if one who is naked, we clothe him. And if one who is slandered, we help him. And if one who sins, we rebuke him. And if one who is righteous, we draw near to him. And if one who is despairing, we encourage him. And if one who rejoices, we rejoice with him. And if one who weeps, we weep with him.