Keep the ones who are in prison in your thoughts as if you were there with them, and those who are mistreated as if you in your own body shared their suffering.
There was fire in his eyes as he looked around the room. His anger turned to sorrow when he saw their hearts of stone. He turned to the man and said, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and it was the same as his good hand!
As he rode forward, he could see the Sacred Village of Peace (Jerusalem), and tears began to run down his face. He could taste the salt from his tears as he opened his mouth in anguish.
“When the messenger told the man their answer, he became angry and said, ‘Waste no time! Go out into the village pathways and invite the ones who are poor, crippled, blind and lame.’
Follow the guidance of your spiritual leaders and give way to their instructions. For they must give an answer for the guidance they provide. So let them do so with glad hearts and not with sorrow, for that would not be a good thing for you.
“But that same servant went to one of his fellow servants who owed him only a small horse blanket. He took hold of the man’s throat and said, ‘Pay me all that you owe!’
“The ruler had the man brought to him and said, ‘You worthless servant! How could your heart be so cold? I forgave you all your debt because you begged me to.