Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

"Then shall the righteous answer Him, saying,
Lord, when saw we Thee anhungered, and fed
Thee? or thirsty, and gave Thee drink? When saw
we Thee a stranger, and took Thee in? or naked,
and clothed Thee? Or when saw we Thee sick, or
in prison, and came unto Thee? And the King shall
answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me."
To become a toiler, to continue patiently in
well-doing which calls for self-denying labor, is a
glorious work, which Heaven smiles upon. Faithful
work is more acceptable to God than the most
zealous and thought-to-be holiest worship. It is
working together with Christ that is true worship.
Prayers, exhortation, and talk are cheap fruits,
which are frequently tied on; but fruits that are
manifested in good works, in caring for the needy,
the fatherless, and widows, are genuine fruits, and
grow naturally upon a good tree.
Pure religion and undefiled before the Father is
this: "To visit the fatherless and widows in their
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