What would Jesus say??

Today I read an entry by ( I assume!)a Welsh medical student who, (I assume, again) is in India at this moment to have an experience of a developing country. Maybe,she went there with a heart to serve the poor. She went to a hospital where I was working before. Her entries,what she wrote,hurt me,quite honestly. Moreover,it got me thinking, thinking about our commitment to the commandments of Jesus and our understanding of his nature.

Jesus gave his life as a ransom for our sins and all mankind. For the people who were present during his time,and generations to come. He gave his life for ALL. He loves everyone of us. The murderer serving life in a jail,the beggar on the busy streets of Delhi, the fake guide who is on a constant lookout for a tourist he can trick, the pastor who ministers faithfully to his congregation, the farmer who cries over the debt he owes, the lonely woman who is married into a family who doesnt love her as a result of an arranged marriage, the corrupt politician who sits in his office thinking of ways to add more digits to his bank balance, the baby girl who is born unwanted by her family just because she is a girl... Jesus loves all of us. The magnitude of his grace seems to be increasing day by day as I am getting to know more and more about this world we live in.

I saw the movie 'Blood diamond' some months back with my brothers in Delhi. The tickets were expensive.. i thought they were VERY expensive.. Rs.160 which is around £2. There is a scene in the movie where Jennifer Connelly says.. ( I dont remember the exact words anymore).. but something like... I cant think of drinking latte in some cafe while there are people dying of hunger.. poverty here...(Africa). I was crying throughout that movie and when she said those words.. they struck me hard because I know the hardship faced by our fellow men so well from my experiences as an intern in Lady Hardinge Medical College and hospitals and in a small mission hospital in UP... I am here in Cardiff for about 5 months. I have been here for almost 3 months now. I am facing a totally different challenge here living with a relative with Alzheimer's (an experience i am grateful to GOD for). But,the thing is,everytime, I open the newspaper in the morning,or listen to the news on the radio or the television,reality strikes me. Every little thing the medical student criticized and made fun of in her blog is the reality. The fact that they are poor and totally pitiful and miserable is not their fault. It is sad and it is real. The fact that most of the families in rural India will spend less £10 for their monthly ration is true. There are so many things to worry for us. There is no space to think for luxury or adventure in our minds when we are thinking about feeding hungry stomachs for the day.. tomorrow is still a long way to go... We dont think about vacationing in St.Tropez or Ibiza. Not even in our wildest dreams because there are bigger things like a kg of rice to consider.

Jesus loves us. The rest of the world doesnt care. It is busy stocking up treasures on this earth where moth eats away. We,Christians have an inheritance which cannot perish,even though we may suffer on this earth,there is heaven prepared for us. Praise GOD!!! But what about those who are suffering here on this earth,and will never get to heaven because they've never heard about Jesus and his love for them.

What would Jesus say about our reaction to the poor in this world? We may not be required to go to them... but we can pray... for nameless faces... If we make fun of them because they speak and write English incorrectly (I dont think we'd be required to speak in English in heaven) ,judge them because of their nature,traditions,or customs or criticize them and never once think about loving them or pray for them .. I believe Jesus will definitely have something to say to us and we may not like it..
GOD bless!!