In consigning the wicked destined for “the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matt. 25:41), Jesus says he was “hungry and you gave me no food … [and] sick and in prison and you did not visit me.”  What will Jesus says to those who not only refused to help Him when He was sick, but actually worked to refuse the Messiah health care?  “You will know them by their fruits” (Matt. 7:16).  

Any elected official who schemes to take health care away from sick people is doing it to Jesus.  For those who actively support Republican schemes to rob the poor of health care, and thus shorten their lives, Jesus asks (Luke 6:46) ““Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?”  One waits in vain for an answer from the likes of Paul Ryan and Donald Trump.

It is a great tragedy to see people who are always quick to proclaim in word that Jesus is Lord scouring our Lord with their deeds by denying Him health care.  With Jesus, we pray 'Father, forgive them ...'