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00:36The Gospel of Jesus Christ
00:39They are countless. The text only mentions the most frequent ones in the Christian communities of its time, but that doesn't mean
00:48not to say that we should limit ourselves to that series of actions, but rather we should do everything necessary to contribute
00:58so that the siblings can live a dignified existence.
01:02A Christian cannot be indifferent to pain, suffering, loneliness, war, marginalization,
01:12exploitation, poverty, hunger, persecution, denigration, hatred, violence,
01:24oppression,
01:25And so we could list everything that dehumanizes man. That is why our task and mission is to help those...
01:34brothers who suffer, whatever the reason and cause of their suffering.
01:40Now, brothers, it is the turn of those who have been placed on the left. They are not invited to go.
01:48towards Jesus, but rather to turn away from Him and His eschatological and ultimate destiny is eternal fire,
01:57which God never intended for men, but for the devil and his angels, who, fully aware, gave the
02:07They turned their backs on God, denied obedience to Him, and chose evil.
02:11Man's destiny is God Himself, who created him, for He created him to be with Him eternally.
02:20A contrary destiny, that is, one far from God, is a man-made and religious destiny that denies Him.
02:30to God a space in his life and a place in his heart.
02:35The reason for the condemnatory judgment is expressed in the same words as the salvific judgment.
02:42Those men and women had before them those who suffered from hunger and thirst, those who were homeless, and
02:51who lacks clothing, who lies sick, and who is imprisoned,
02:56And there was no attitude of openness and help, but rather indifference and closed-heartedness.
03:06Likewise, brothers, the surprise of the rejected is illuminated by the king's explanation.
03:13When they closed themselves off to the needy, the suffering, and the afflicted, when they closed their hearts to them, it was the same
03:21universal judge, and that is why he rejects them.
03:26This section introduces the counterpart to human action.
03:32If man was indifferent, God is indifferent to him.
03:37If man was not able to forgive, God will not forgive him.
03:42If man closed his doors to the one who cried, God will not answer his cry.
03:48If man is incapable of showing mercy, God will deny him mercy.
03:54If a man closes his hands to someone who asks, God will close his hands to the stingy man when he asks.
04:03something.
04:04It's not that God is vengeful, he simply treats human beings the same way humans treat each other.
04:11behaves with his neighbor,
04:13especially with those who live a life of pain, sadness, tears, marginalization, and injustice.
04:22Now, let's turn to the section on how we should live our Christianity in relation to others.
04:31First of all, it should be noted that the harm these men and women suffered was not caused by the
04:40those who are called to eternal life or those who are separated from God.
04:45That is not the case.
04:47The harm has been caused by others or has been brought about by adverse circumstances.
04:54However, what Jesus questions is that even though man is not responsible for the evils his people suffer,
05:02brother,
05:03The Christian must help him, assist him, and lend him a hand always and at all times.
05:12And this brings us to a new topic not addressed by Jesus.
05:16If the fate of one who was indifferent to the suffering of others can receive a condemnatory sentence,
05:25What will be the fate of the one who caused the evil?
05:29Because this is something ignored by the Gospel.
05:34In our world today, many men cause pain to their brothers,
05:39through war, exploitation, unhealthy, unsafe, and poorly paid jobs,
05:47torture, exploitation, human trafficking, organ trafficking, drug trafficking,
05:56social marginalization, condemnation to a miserable life, hunger, pollution of the land and seas, and
06:06misery.
06:07A Christian cannot be indifferent to the pain and suffering of others.
06:14much less can it be the cause of such pain and suffering.
06:18That goes against our vocation, our calling, and our status as disciples of Jesus.
06:27In a world that creates millions of poor, hungry, needy people, people without shelter, homes, clothing, or family,
06:39We cannot simply celebrate the life we have been given and let the world solve its problems on its own.
06:47The Christian brother has to do something to end all the evils that afflict his brothers,
06:56Because the one who suffers all those abuses and injustices is not some individual named Juan, Pedro, Gerardo, Berta, Claudia, Rosaura
07:09or Brenda.
07:10It is Jesus who suffers these pains, and he suffers them because we Christians do not want to be bothered or suffer discomfort.
07:21of any kind.
07:23Millions of our brothers and sisters are suffering today, and we Christians do nothing for them; we only express our outrage.
07:31We get annoyed, we shout, we hold demonstrations, we post things on social media, we join empty and meaningless causes,
07:42But in the end we just sat in our seats, waiting for someone else to do something for them.
07:50Today's culture, with smartphones, laptops, and electronic devices, puts us in contact with
08:01everyone
08:02and brings us news from far away in seconds, as well as bringing us closer to people who are very far away,
08:10But this communication with what is far away is distancing us from the people close to us and from ourselves.
08:20Brothers and sisters, when we stand before the throne of God, Jesus will ask us to account for what we did when we saw him.
08:28a brother suffers.
08:30The more we know, the greater our responsibilities will be.
08:35The fundamental question that God will ask us that day will be the same one he asked Cain.
08:42Where is your brother?
08:44And brothers, we'd better have the right answer.
08:50This concludes the module on the Gospel of Saint Matthew.
08:54And I want to say goodbye with a prayer.
08:58Lord, we thank you for the wonders you have done in our lives.
09:05We ask you, Lord, to help us to continue seeing you in that brother who suffers, in that brother who needs us.
09:16Help us to see you in that neighbor we have, perhaps sometimes, in our home, with
09:28our friendships, with those people who surround us.
09:32But we are so blind, Lord, because our hearts are still hard.
09:39Help us to persevere through prayer with your trust, increasing our faith, living each day these commandments that
09:52You have left us.
09:54Help us to one day be at your right hand and be able to contemplate you face to face.
10:02All this we ask in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
10:12Brothers, greetings and blessings.
10:32Thank you.
10:33Thank you.
10:33Thank you.
10:36Thank you.
10:37Thank you.
10:37Thank you.
