"Mom, I'm starving! When will dinner be ready?". "In just a minute," mother answers. Does that sound familiar? Has anything like that ever happened around your house? Sure it has. When you are really hungry, a minute seems like a long time to wait for dinner, doesn't it? This is a one minute timer. When you turn the timer over, it takes exactly one minute for all of the sand to trickle down from one section of the timer to the other. I am going to turn the time over and for one minute, I want you to think of as many things as you can that you like to eat. OK, ready, set go! Time's up! Did you think of lots of good things to eat? I did. I thought about fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, cake, cookies, ice cream, candy, and a whole lot more. How about you? What did you think of that you like to eat? Did you know that in that one minute while we were thinking about good things to eat, seventeen people in the world died from hunger? Of those seventeen people that died, thirteen were children. Boys and girls just like you. Just a minute! I don't know anyone who is starving to death, do you? Well, then it isn't our problem. Or is it? Jesus said it is. As he was teaching a group of his followers, Jesus described this scene in heaven. The King is seated on his heavenly throne with angels all around. All the people of the nations of the world are brought before him. The King will divide the people into two groups. To one group of people he will say, "Come, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you. For I was hungry and you fed me. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink." Then they will answer him, "Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you? When did we see you thirsty and give you a drink?" Then the King will say, "I'm telling the truth: when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me" Then the King will turn to the other group and say, "Get away from me, for I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink." "Then they will ask him, "Lord, when did we fail to help you when you were hungry and thirsty?" The King will answer them, "When you failed to help any of my people, you failed to do it for me." In which of these two groups do you think the King would find us? I hope it would be the first group, but we have so much that it is hard for us to realize that there are many who go hungry every day. Will we help to feed them? Remember, when we share what we have with others, it is the same as doing it for Jesus. Father, we have so much. Help us to look for ways to share with those in need. Amen.  Please join us Sunday at the Church on the Hill.