RAM ADRIAS SENIOR A
September 26, 2010
Lk 16:19-31
The Gospel talks about how the rich man and Lazarus have a great division, a wide gap between them because Lazarus is a very poor man. He would even stand outside the rich man’s house and look for scraps or crumbs just to be able to eat. The gospel can be compared to the world today. There is definitely a wide gap between the poor and the rich. The rich people get richer and the poor people suffer. Our mentality is to get ahead of the others and we never even look back and try to help our brothers and sisters. The story shows how we can never be certain what our fate will be when we die. We may be rich and comfortable on earth but we can also suffer the flames of hell when we die.
The attitude of the rich man even after he died is very interesting and common in this world. Just because someone is poor that does not mean that we can step on their dignity and forever see them as our slaves or people who are below us. We certainly have no right to let others feel that we are better than them. When the rich man wanted to Lazarus to warn his brothers I believe he wanted this to be done because he knew for a fact that his brothers did not even take the time to care about what Moses and the prophets were saying. That situation can be compared to our world today. We are so caught up with our own situations that we sometimes favor them before our faith. I believe this is a sickness that almost everyone has. In changing our attitude we will be able to live a better Christian life. We cannot change overnight; it will be a step-by-step process. What we can all do is be sure to take a time out of our busy schedules and save that time for prayer. We are all guilty of just praying to God whenever we need something. Now, we should pray to Him and praise Him for all the blessings he has showered upon us. We may not understand as to why we are experiencing problems in our lives but I’m sure God has a plan for us. We just have to trust Him.
If I were Lazarus in this situation I will not just sit outside the rich man’s house and beg for food, I will ask him if he has a job that is open so I will be able to work. I believe in the saying “Do your best and God will to the rest.” God gave me talents and I should be able to use them and support myself for my greater good. If I were the rich man I would definitely lend Lazarus a helping hand. God made us all from his goodness and Lazarus is my brother in Christ. It is only right that I help him. Like in a bible verse, “To whom much is given, much is expected.” God blest the rich man so much and he must be able to share all his blessings we the less fortunate.
This gospel is very evident in our world today we must all work hand in hand to be able to help our less fortunate brothers and sisters.
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