Do I Raise My Eyes and See?
In this parable, the first time Jesus describes the rich man “raised his eyes and saw” is after he has already died. Now he sees Lazarus, whom he recognizes and knows by name, “at Abraham’s side.”
Prior to this, there was no indication of the rich man ever “raised his eyes and saw” Lazarus suffering “at his door.” Was it because he was so caught up with his “purple garments and his daily sumptuous dinners”?
We can all be caught up with our own lives and fail to raise our eyes and see our brothers and sisters around us, particularly those who are suffering.
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