Proper 21C
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The parable of the rich man and Lazarus is told to people mocking Jesus for inviting them to love God more than they love mammon.
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In the parable of Lazarus and the rich man, we are invited to spend some time in the mind of the guy condemned for eternity.
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This week’s gospel invites us to look at ourselves and why it is we adhere to laws that were built to protect wealth, not to love God.
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The key to the parable is the chasm: the one between God and wealth: and how we are all called to break it apart.
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In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, we are given an illustration of what it means to serve wealth (not God).