Faithfulness to the Matthew 25 Pledge

Then the king will say to those at his right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?” And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” -Matthew 25 34-40

Here are a couple of updates and a video about the Matthew 25 Pledge, a coalition-driven movement that Sojourners helped create late last year and which was launched this spring.

In the past six months, through our action alert systems and media platforms, Sojourners has rallied constituents in resistance to the repeal of the DACA program, callous immigration raids and deportation. Matthew 25 activists in Southern California organized their communities and were instrumental in securing the release of Pastor Noe Carias, who had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.



To counter rising Islamophobia galvanized by political rhetoric and a Muslim Ban coded as a Travel Ban, Sojourners has signed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court opposing the Trump Administration’s policies, protested in front of the White House, and is working closely with the interfaith Shoulder to Shoulder campaign.

In addition, we have provided solidarity and on-the-ground reporting on the uprising in St. Louis to an unchecked system of racialized policing and militarized suppression of protest. We are urging clergy to meet with their sheriffs and chiefs of police to discuss the reforms suggested in President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing’s final report. And we are hearing stories of “trust conversations” set up by clergy with police and local community leaders.