"Distressing Disguise" by Michael Card (II Cor. 8:9)

He is in the pain, he is in the need
He is in the poor we are told to feed

Though he was rich for us he became poor
How could he give so much, what was it for?

In his distressing disguise he waits for us to surmise
That we rob our brother by all that we own
And that's not he way he has shown

He is in the hand that reaches out to give
He is in the touch that causes men to live

So speak with your life now as well as your tongue
Shelter the homeless, take care of the young

In his distressing disguise he hopes that we'll realize
That when we take care of the poorest of them
We've really done it to him.

Every time a faithful servant serves a brother who's in need
What happens at that moment is a miracle indeed
As they look to one another, in an instant it is clear
Only Jesus is visible, for they both disappear

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Mother Teresa said that when we help the poor, we are really helping Jesus "in his distressing disguise."   This is because Jesus said that if we helped the least of his brethren, we were really helping HIM.