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Scripture Reflection for September 18, 2022
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“My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while
Lazarus likewise received what was bad…” (Luke 16:25)
THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS
In today’s Gospel Jesus offers a warning about living selfishly in his parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. The rich Man holds sumptuous feasts and dresses in fine clothes. But despite his affluence he does nothing to relieve the painful hunger and debilitating condition of his neighbor, Lazarus. He neglects to love his neighbor as he loves himself and is sent to hell for his lifestyle and desire for self-gratification. The Rich Man represents those who spend their money on their own personal pleasures with no regard for sharing their material possessions with the poor and needy in their own neighborhood. Good stewards realize the practical implications of not only loving God, but loving their neighbor as they would love themselves. Who are the less fortunate in our neighborhood? Do we share a portion of our own blessings with them? (Catholic Stewardship)
“And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus.” (Luke 16:20)
How did the rich man do it? Did he avoid using the door where Lazarus lay? Did he have a servant clear the poor man off the doorstep before he came or went? Did he keep his eyes upward as he walked? It can be hard to understand how this man, who dressed in fine garments and ate “sumptuously,” could have ignored the poor man who suffered just under his nose (Luke 16:19). He must have been pretty callous to step over Lazarus and just go on his way!
And yet it happens all the time. Just look at the people in the first reading: “Stretched comfortably on their couches,. . . they are not made ill by the collapse of Joseph!” (Amos 6:4, 6). Obviously, it happens in our time too. It’s easy to become numb to the plight of those who are suffering or in need. Busyness can get the better of us. Or fear of getting involved. Or just a tinge of that self-concern that had so consumed the rich man in the parable.
We ourselves may be guilty of looking the other way sometimes when we encounter another person’s need. Think about the homeless man on the sidewalk that you drive by on your way to work. Or that young mom in your neighborhood who could use a listening ear or a helping hand. Or the people at the local nursing home with no one to visit them. How often do we “step over” them on our way to somewhere else?
Given today’s readings, it’s a good time to examine how we treat people who are less fortunate than we are. The truth is, we can’t take care of everyone’s needs. But we can ask the Lord to help us see people through his eyes. We can try to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit showing us a need. And we can trust that if we feel God is asking us to do something, he will give us the grace to respond.
“Help me not to pass by someone who needs my help.”
(The Word Among Us Daily Meditation (September 25, 2022)