"We need each other. None of us is truly rich, and sooner or later each of us suffers from ignoring the other. It is our mutual privilege to give to one another."
Sr. Ruth Burrows, "Living Love," as quoted in Give Us This Day
Today's Gospel of Lazarus, the poor man (Luke 16:19-31) is always hard to read. I really like Sr. Ruth Burrows' take on it today. Lazarus needed the rich man during their life times; the rich man needed Lazarus after they both died. The point is, they needed each other. Our question today is, who is the Lazarus at our door? Who is it we tend to ignore or take for granted? It may not be the guy with the cardboard sign as we leave Walmart. It may be someone who demands more of our time than we like to give. It may be someone with whom we struggle because they bug us. It may be someone we haven't spoken to in years, but they take up space in our heads because we parted on bad terms. Whoever our Lazarus is, let us pray about what we can do to connect and not ignore this person. Let's not wait until it's too late! Love, heidi
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