The Cry of the Rich Man vs The Cry of the Poor

“There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores…” – Luke 16:19-20 Recall the parable of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16: 19-31) from our Gospel passage this Sunday. Lazarus sat at the rich man’s door begging. The rich man had to step over poor Lazarus each day when he came and…

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Giving Generously Out of Love

“For they have all contributed from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has contributed all she had, her whole livelihood.” – Mark 12:44 The poor widow in our Gospel passage for Sunday went all in, contributing all she had to glorify God. She gave the last of what she had, “all she had to live on” in some translations. The Lord looked into her heart as she gave and saw the disposition she…

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