ONLY BY GRACE REFLECTIONS - Comments From the Chair 4 March 2021

#TheRichManAndLazarus #LoveForThePoor #Almsgiving #Matthew2540And45 TOPIC: WOULD YOU RATHER BE RICH OR POOR? First Reading: Jeremiah 17:5-10 Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 1:1-2, 3, 4 AND 6 Verse Before the Gospel: Luke 8:15 Gospel: Luke 16:19-31 [VIDEO – Mix Masala - beggar and shopkeeper    • beggar and shopkeeper/A heart touching vid...   The reflection question is a very tough one, isn’t it? We all want to have comforts in life. That is why we work hard. We want to give our families all their needs and even their wants. Having wealth is not bad. The Jews believe that righteousness is rewarded with wealth by God. But very often, the happiest people in the world are not those who have much (in material wealth), but those who have much less. In today’s gospel reading, this is the only time Jesus provides a name to a character in his parables — Lazarus — which means El-azar, ‘God has helped.’ This is a reminder to us that God’s heart is for the poor. Deeply and resolutely for the poor. This is the 331st installment of our CFC quarantine contemplation series focusing on the daily liturgical readings. [NOTE: All the regular reflections are between 3-7 minutes long, enough time for us to ponder what God's message is for us individually and to pray that we may live them out in our lives. This video is also available on   / cfchrist   and Bong Arjonillo’s Facebook page]