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Church of the Holy Trinity, Guildwood

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John F. Kennedy famously remarked, "If a free society cannot help the many poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." The Rich Man and Lazarus is one of Luke’s most well-known parables It is interesting that the story includes the name of the poor person (Lazarus), but not the name of the rich person. Naming is a key way of emphasizing the authority or position of the person in a story. In not naming the rich person, the storyteller is indicating that in God’s eyes, wealth is not equivalent to higher status or value. The story culminates with the comment that even one coming back from the dead will have little impact on the choices of the living. This must have had strong resonance among the early Christians who saw so few of their neighbours willing to become followers of Jesus’ way of self-giving love. ... See MoreSee Less