What does God require of us? Many have asked that question, and Scripture gives us the answer. Leviticus laid down spiritual laws for society. God commanded honesty, compassion, fairness, generosity, and respect for other people. If only we would follow this! He also commanded them to love their neighbor as themselves, which Jesus repeated in the New Testament. In Matthew's judgment of the nations, one group of people was welcomed into God's Kingdom, while another was excluded. The first had fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick and those in prison, and welcomed strangers. They asked Jesus when they had done these things, and he replied that when they did it to the least and most insignificant, they did it to him. The excluded group asked the same question and were told that when they failed to do it to the least, they failed Jesus. The graver sins are not what we do but what we fail to do. The first group was not aware of doing anything special, and their deeds were not religious in nature. They saw human need and suffering, and responded with active, hands-on, compassion. This is true religion and worship, and we can engage in it every day and in every place.