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A Cup of Water

and whoever gives even a cup of cold water
 to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple
—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”

There's something holy about sharing a cup of cold water. 

Surely there's holiness in the simple act of compassion when one person takes the time to recognize thirst in another and quench it. 

Certainly, it's a gesture refreshing a thirsty soul wandering in a spiritual desert.

Sharing a cup of cold water facilitates a holy hospitality in our ever-increasing society of disrespect. 

Probably it's a way of teaching holiness to new disciples, "little ones", regarding the meaning of caring for others in Jesus' name.

Clearly, it's a sign of hope in a world that doesn't seem to have a sense of justice and longing for the new age Jesus talked about. 

These types of holy actions are definitely a something and individual can do as part of being a disciple of Jesus.

Jesus reminds the disciples he represents God's vision of a new age, therefore the disciple offering a cup of cold water in Jesus' name represents that same vision.

The book of Acts names people such as Ananias of Damascus, Simon the Tanner, Cornelius, Lydia, Prisca/Aquila, Sergius Paulus, whose hospitality helped Jesus' mission of building God's new age. 

The Jesus promises to reward disciples who find a way to bless the ones offering cups of cold water either now or at the end of the age. 

Think about it:  Is Jesus is calling us to respond with simple kindness? A way of being? A ministry for the church?



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