The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”    (Matthew 25:40) NIV

The story is told of a Pastor who received a letter from a prison inmate that he had not met and did not know. In three pages of meticulously handwritten words, this inmate, whose name was Trevor, told the pastor about himself — his family, the jobs he’d held, the courses he’d taken in prison, and his love for Jesus. References to Scripture were generously sprinkled throughout, including the pastor’s favorite, Jeremiah 29:11, which Trevor was holding onto because he believed God still had a plan for his life. He spoke about regret for his mistakes, loneliness, and a desire to receive mail from fellow believers outside the walls.
The pastor’s heart went out to Trevor, but he hesitated about writing him. He was a stranger. He had no idea what crime he had committed. Would he ask for money? But the pastor heard Jesus whisper softly from the above verse, “the least of these.” Rereading Trevor’s letter, he wondered how many people reside in their own prisons of loneliness and regret? Trevor’s last line cinched his decision: “Please, please, please, don’t forget or judge me.” He signed it, “Love in Christ, Trevor.”
The pastor decided that corresponding with Trevor would be an act of love, not only toward Trevor, but to Jesus. He decided to write to Trevor and to recruit others to do so as well.

Faith Step:    Write a letter to someone in prison or lonely and show Jesus’ love.