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L'ascolto che ci unisce - Mercoledì 8 Aprile 2026

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Pastor Jonathan Terino asks how we treat the widow, orphan, stranger, and poor, framing divine judgment.

This episode is a brief daily meditation from the Waldensian and Methodist churches, hosted by Pastor Jonathan Terino. It opens with readings from Zechariah 7:10, which commands not to oppress the widow, orphan, stranger, or poor, and Matthew 25:34-35, where Christ welcomes those who welcomed strangers. Terino frames divine judgment not as a distant event but as a present call to repentance, emphasizing that the crucified and risen king will judge humanity. He explains that judgment covers both sins of commission (active oppression) and omission (failing to act justly), warning against the banality and superficiality of evil. The meditation delves into the apocalyptic scene in Matthew, where all nations are gathered and judged individually based on how they treated Christ in the 'least' of his brothers and sisters. Terino questions who these 'least' are today, particularly in a de-Christianizing West, urging listeners to encounter migrants, asylum seekers, and the suffering. He argues that the judgment is political and existential but cautions against ideological interpretations. The episode highlights that true love acts without self-awareness, and obedience to Christ arises from grace, not mere effort. It closes by affirming that Christ's cross judges with mercy, gripping lives with costly grace that demands engagement with justice and dignity for the marginalized.

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