Speaking about feeding the hungry and giving a drink to the thirsty, Jesus added a twist to the notion of satisfying needs: “Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, so you do unto me.” A British woman recalls her experience when she nursed the wounded during World War II:
“Love is most likely to spring from another’s need of us. And the fact of spending ourselves for another [to satisfy need] always generates new life in us.
