To be rich from His mercytranslated

On the 5th Sunday of Luke, the well-known parable of the rich and poor Lazarus (Lk. 19-31) is read in our Churches, which begins as follows: "The man was rich, and he was clothed in purple and scarlet, rejoicing as It was a beautiful day."

Sophia Bekri, philologist-theologian

The image of the rich man who was clothed in luxury and enjoyed daily splendor is contrasted with the image of the poor Lazarus, who "was brought to his pillar wounded (wounded). And the contrast becomes even more palpable, since the rich man enjoyed himself "brightly every day", while the poor man wished "to be filled with the crumbs of the rich man's table." (Luke, pp. 19-21).

However, the indefatigable rich man was not interested in treating the poor man, nor in caring for his ulcers - his wounds, which the dogs "missed" - licked -! Apart from the many emotional contrasts, which are vividly presented in the above images, it now becomes clear that, in this case, a pure form of exploitation, a social injustice, is being described. The rich person provokes with his behavior, because the careless waste and the expensive everyday...