February 10 - To Serve the Sick Is to Touch Christ Himself

“None of us would refuse to help the Lord Jesus if we saw Him sick and suffering.
Let us not refuse this help to our sick neighbors, for in them we comfort and care for Christ Himself.”
- Father Wenanty Katarzyniec
These words of Father Wenanty place before us a question that is very simple - and yet deeply demanding: am I able to see Christ in the suffering person?
It is easy to say that we love Jesus. It is easy to be moved by His Passion, by the image of His wounds.
But Father Wenanty reminds us that Christ did not remain in the past. He is present today - in the sick, the weak, the weary, and the abandoned. When we bend over a suffering person, when we offer a drink of water, when we touch a hand, when we listen, when we are simply present -
it is Him whom we touch.
Love for God is always tested in love for one’s neighbor. Not in grand declarations, but in tenderness, patience, and presence. Sometimes very little is enough - and for someone who is ill, it can mean more than a thousand words. Father Wenanty teaches us that serving the sick is not an addition to faith. It is its very heart. For where merciful love is present, there Christ is always present as well.
Reflection for today:
- Am I able to recognize Christ in the weak and sick people around me?
- How do I respond to the suffering of others - with fear, indifference, or compassion?
- What small act of help can I offer today to someone who needs it?
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