Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Luke
Inequality and Prophecy
By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and Agiou Vlasiou
"There was a rich man ... a poor man named Lazarus" (Luke 16:19-20).
Inequality and Prophecy
By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and Agiou Vlasiou
"There was a rich man ... a poor man named Lazarus" (Luke 16:19-20).
Beloved brethren,
In the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus that we heard today, Christ expressively presented the abysmal difference between two people. The rich man had daily gluttony, while the poor man lived on the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. The rich man was physically healthy, while the poor man had "sores". The rich man lived in a mansion and had fun there with his friends, while the poor man begged at the door of the rich man's house, keeping company with the dogs. The rich man wore "purple and fine linen" every day, while the poor man was raggedy and naked. Christ depicted in the best way the great disparity between wealth and poverty.
In the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus that we heard today, Christ expressively presented the abysmal difference between two people. The rich man had daily gluttony, while the poor man lived on the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. The rich man was physically healthy, while the poor man had "sores". The rich man lived in a mansion and had fun there with his friends, while the poor man begged at the door of the rich man's house, keeping company with the dogs. The rich man wore "purple and fine linen" every day, while the poor man was raggedy and naked. Christ depicted in the best way the great disparity between wealth and poverty.
