Matthew 25:31-46

On the last Sunday of my Eastertide series on The Law of Love we read Matthew 25:31-46, known as The Great Judgment. This passage occurs in the fifth and last of Jesus’ speeches in Matthew’s Gospel.

We don’t like to think about judgment. How does the idea of a final judgment of humanity by God strike you?

Have you ever struggled with a sense that there has to be justice for those who enact evil, while also hoping for a resolution by God that can include everyone?

In this story, what exactly is the basis of Jesus’ judgement of people? How do the righteous and the unrighteous respond?

What do you hear this teaching requiring of you?