Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

July 13, 2026

In Matthew 10:42, Jesus says,” And whoever gives only a cup of cold water to one of these little ones to drink because he is a disciple – Amen, I say to you, he will surely not lose his reward.”

How many times have you encountered an old high school friend or acquaintance who has fallen on hard times and needed a helping hand? It happened to me last year, and I gave her some money. Recently, she contacted me again, needing money for food for herself and her son. She was taken advantage of again by someone. She mentioned she could pay me back later. I decided to go ahead and help her, knowing that she will probably never pay me back. I know that she has no family. I thought it odd that she was able to build a house between the last time I gave her money, but was not willing to offer to pay me back what I gave her.

I know that as disciples of Christ, when someone needs our help, we should be there for them. I, too, remember times in my life when my family has helped me. I certainly never want to lose my reward in heaven because I did not provide others with what they needed.

Saint Peter Julian Eymard said, “God becoming poor, in order to be the friend, the brother of the poor; God making himself weak in order to console the weak and abandoned; God accepting suffering, in order to prove his love. He became a child, so that man will no longer be afraid of God.” (United in the Spirit with those who are Poor and Weak: Eucharist and the Poor, by Father William Fickel SSS).

Prayer:

Saint Peter Julian Eymard, help us not to fear God but let us become more like him. Do not let us let another brother or sister go without a cup of water or whatever they might need lest we lose our great reward in Heaven with him, the Lord of Lords.