Michael's Random Thoughts and Photos on Spirituality

So, how are we doing? I feel drawn in a hundred different directions. It has been, to say the least, a chaotic and disturbing week. Into our week comes God’s Word, in the words of Jesus in the Gospel of St. Luke. We are presented with the familiar story and imagery of the rich man and Lazarus. We are presented with the imagery of the great chasm between the rich man in torment and Lazarus sitting comfortably in the bosom of Abraham. We might ask, what dose this have to do with me? For a moment let the image of the rich man sink in, right down deep, so we can feel him in our bones. The first image that comes to my mind is Jabba the Hut in Star Wars; huge, self-satisfied, caring nothing about anyone else except his own comfort. I imagine him dressed in the finest silk robes, eating a pile of lamb chops, they are my favorite main course. He’s sitting at a finely crafted dining room table, throw in a couple of gold candelabras; and a iPhone at his right hand, an iPad at his left to make...