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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Idea Board
Hi. I thought we could post some inspirational ideas here on this post.
Here are some things I found:
Here are some things I found:
S Deb
Monday, March 5, 2007
Seeing Our Neighbor in Need
The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31)
19 “Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. 20 “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 “Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 “In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ 25 “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. 26 ‘And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’ 27 “And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house— 28 for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ 29 “But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 “But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’ 31 “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” (Check this and other translations of this story using the Bibletab.com Concordance.)
Why do you think the rich, young man never noticed (saw) Lazarus at his door? (post your comments on the blog) In your life is there someone that you treat the same way the rich, young man treated Lazarus?Why do you think you treat this person or group like that.? (Bring these ideas to class with you, where we will discuss them)
Many times we don't see the neighbor at our door because we aren't aware of them. We may be caught up in our own worlds. We may be distracted by our toys, our ipods, our cell phones, etc. We may be overwhelmed with our own problems and concerns.
Jesus in the story of Lazarus and the rich young man urges us to be watchful and awake. Awareness or attention is a spiritual practice of many faith traditions." We must stay alert or we risk missing critical elements of the spiritual life — moments of grace, opportunities for gratitude, evidence of our connections to others, signs of the presence of Spirit. The good news is that attention can be practiced anywhere, anytime, in the daily rounds of our lives."(Spirituality and Practice)
Awareness is about paying attention to the needs of others and the needs of Earth. The following are some thoughts on awareness and attention:
Why do you think the rich, young man never noticed (saw) Lazarus at his door?".
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Happy blogging!
19 “Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. 20 “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 “Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 “In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ 25 “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. 26 ‘And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’ 27 “And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house— 28 for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ 29 “But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 “But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’ 31 “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” (Check this and other translations of this story using the Bibletab.com Concordance.)
Why do you think the rich, young man never noticed (saw) Lazarus at his door? (post your comments on the blog) In your life is there someone that you treat the same way the rich, young man treated Lazarus?Why do you think you treat this person or group like that.? (Bring these ideas to class with you, where we will discuss them)
Many times we don't see the neighbor at our door because we aren't aware of them. We may be caught up in our own worlds. We may be distracted by our toys, our ipods, our cell phones, etc. We may be overwhelmed with our own problems and concerns.
Jesus in the story of Lazarus and the rich young man urges us to be watchful and awake. Awareness or attention is a spiritual practice of many faith traditions." We must stay alert or we risk missing critical elements of the spiritual life — moments of grace, opportunities for gratitude, evidence of our connections to others, signs of the presence of Spirit. The good news is that attention can be practiced anywhere, anytime, in the daily rounds of our lives."(Spirituality and Practice)
Awareness is about paying attention to the needs of others and the needs of Earth. The following are some thoughts on awareness and attention:
- Permit me to say without reservation that if all people were attentive, if they would undertake to be attentive every moment of their lives, they would discover the world anew. They would suddenly see that the world is entirely different from what they had believed it to be. — Jacques Lusseyran in Against the Pollution of the I
"Our difficult and very urgent task is to accept the truth that nature is not primarily a property to be possessed, but a gift to be received with admiration and gratitude. Only when we make a deep bow to the rivers, oceans, hills, and mountains that offer us a home, only then can they become transparent and reveal to us their real meaning.
"A friend once gave me a beautiful photograph of a water lily. I asked him how he had been able to take such a splendid picture. With a smile he said, 'Well, I had to be very patient and very attentive. It was only after a few hours of compliments that the lily was willing to let me take her picture.' " (Henri Nouwen)
Why do you think the rich, young man never noticed (saw) Lazarus at his door?".
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Happy blogging!
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Thanks,
Sister Debbie
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Sister Debbie
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