A Secret Identity

Little did they know the ragtag orphan was heir to a small fortune.  Wouldn't they have treated him better?  

One of them did know, and made it his business that no one else would ever find out.  He failed, of course, and having gained a family and a fortune, Oliver Twist "lived happily ever after," or so the classic Dickens tale goes.

Makes me wonder, though, how many times have we met Jesus on the way, only to treat him according to the edicts of prejudice and circumstance, rather than recognizing him for who he (or she!) is?  Would we treat Jesus better if we knew it was him?

Do not forget to show hospitality to the stranger, 

for in doing so some have entertained angels without realizing it.