The rich man is chastised because the only thing he really wants in life is control—that’s it, control. He wants to be able to organize everything exactly as he wants, with no uncertainty, no ambiguity, no external things impacting his life, impacting his desires…
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1 декабря 2013 г.
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
Archpriest Victor Potapov
The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
The parable of the rich man and Lazarus shows us a foolish misuse of material goods. It raises slightly the curtain covering certain mysteries about man's portion beyond the grave. We encounter this parable in the Gospel according to Luke (Luke 16:19-31).
Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria
Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Luke by Blessed Theophylact, Archbishop of Ochrid and Bulgaria
We do not gain any rest, and it is clear from all the cares that come from our further efforts that we are piling up for ourselves only a great multitude of sins. Yet the foolish man says, I will pull down my barns, and build greater.
The man who was a fool
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The man who was a fool
It is the story of a man who by all modern standards would be considered eminently successful. Yet Jesus called him a fool.
