[count-your-change]

And James agreed with that statement of how Christ's ‘brothers’ are treated saying it does no good to say to a poor brother, “be warm and well fed” without providing anything for him.

The Scriptures tell us of Christians helping one another in an organized way when need arose.
Jesus had said what was life giving food and drink, etc. and it was not whole wheat bread and with good wine.

At Matt. 6:23-34 Jesus says that while we need these physical things for life, the soul means more than eating and drinking and that we should seek the kingdom first. vs. 33.
And at Luke 10:38-42 Jesus praised Mary, Martha's sister, for listening to him over Martha's bustling about to prepare a meal for their honored guest.

So from Jesus’ comments on the importance of the spiritual necessities over the physical, I think we can understand what he said about the treatment of the least of his brothers at Matthew 25:34-40 more fully.

[D-fendr]

I think that, like faith and works, they’re not really separable. And, I agree with St. Francis that we can preach without using words. Some of the greatest influences on my faith came from those who did so.

thanks for your reply.