Apparently, Jesus enjoyed a good time. He was no killjoy rabbi but was often invited to feasts and gatherings.

His only rebuke about such gatherings had to do with who was invited: did invitations to the feasts include even the poor and unfortunate of society?

No one of us is wealthy enough to erase all poverty or hunger or sickness. As far as I can tell, that is not the point. The point is that, if we are following Christ, one of our tasks is ministering to people in need.

In fact, Jesus taught that those invited into the kingdom at the last judgement are those who ministered to the hungry, the thirsty, the strangers, the poorly clothed, the sick, and those in prison.

We aren’t just saved from our sins; we find a new vocation.

As we are blessed, so are we called to bless others.