To the Editor:

The other night I dreamed I talked with Jesus. That’s right! Jesus! Jesus Christ! The same Jesus that evangelicals claim to worship. I said, Jesus, the book of Matthew (KJV), Chapter 14, verse 19 reads — “And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.” Later in verse 21 he said — “And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.”

Jesus smiled at me. I said, “Jesus, had you made any eligibility determination before you fed those people? Were there some who were just taking advantage of your generosity like the migrants at the United States/Mexico border are today?”

Jesus looked at me intently and said firmly, “Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.” Then He walked away. I woke up wondering if I have been merciful enough with my fellow human beings.

Dave Waldrop

Webster