Article November 21, 2005 Issue

HOT SOUP AND COLD WATER, IN CHRIST'S NAME

CLAIRE FISHER

"INASMUCH AS YE HAVE DONE IT unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (Matt. 25:40).

This simple declaration of Jesus is in my heart always when I go to volunteer at the Soup Kitchen in Evanston, Illinois. And it has been from the beginning.

My first experience in helping out at one of these meals for hungry and homeless people occurred on one of the occasional Sunday afternoons when my church takes responsibility for the weekly meal that's provided at one of the area churches. I joined the team of volunteers and found that "doing it unto me" (which I see as "doing good to God's man") was a tangible and powerful motivation. Whether I poured drinking water or dished out casserole for people who are ordinarily rejected by society, I made a point of looking them right in the eye with tenderness and honor.

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