Friday, 25 March 2011

Rich man and Lazarus


2 Thursday Lent, (March 24, 2011):

"Lazarus was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom".

Gospel Reading: Luke 16:19-31.


The name Lazarus meansGod is my help’. Despite a life of misfortune and suffering, Lazarus did not lose hope in God. His eyes were set on a treasure stored up for him in heaven.

The rich man, however, could not see beyond his material wealth and possessions. He not only had everything he needed, he selfishly spent all he had on himself. He was too absorbed in what he possessed to notice the needs of those around him. He lost sight of God and the treasure of heaven because he was preoccupied with seeking happiness in material things. He served wealth rather than God.


Sometimes we serve our work rather than the God within. In the end the rich man became a beggar! Do we know the joy and freedom of possessing God, the God within, as our true and lasting treasure? Those who put their hope and security in heaven and the God within will not be disappointed (see Hebrews 6:19)?

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