Our divine Master emphatically assures us that even a cup of cold water, given for His sake, will not be left without its reward; what, then, must be the merit of daily acts of charity to the poor and needy, to widows and orphans, to the sick and dying! How meritorious must be countless acts of love and kindness to neighbors, relations, friends, and even enemies in their hour of need! It is impossible to form the remotest idea of the value of such merits. They are bound up with the immensity of eternity, of God, and of God's unbounded goodness and generosity!
-- Rev. Joseph Egger, SJ,
God and Human Suffering
