Family Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Kidbrooke, St Nicholas
Whetstone Road Kidbrooke London, SE3 8PX, United Kingdom

Family Communion for the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: celebrant the Revd Cynthia Finnerty

First reading: 1 Timothy 6. 6–19
Gospel: Luke 16. 19–31

Both of today's readings focus on our duty to use wealth constructively. The Gospel story of the rich man and Lazarus is not a condemnation of prosperity in itself, but of selfishness: the key point of the painting above by Barent Fabritius is not only the contrast of wealth between to two but also the indifference and hostility with which the poor man is treated.

The story of Lazarus uses the heightened extremes characteristic of Jesus's parables. The rich man is unimaginably wealthy; Lazarus as deprived as it's possible for a human being to be. Jesus's message, however, is not just for the ultra-rich, or for those we see as better off than ourselves; the call to be responsible and generous with our material blessings extends to us all.

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Revd Tola Badejo (Priest-in-Charge)

66A Whetstone Road, London

SE3 8PZ
Revd Tola Badejo
07950 917985
Linda Peppiatt (hall bookings)
07905 609944
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Family Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Kidbrooke, St Nicholas
Whetstone Road Kidbrooke London, SE3 8PX, United Kingdom

Family Communion for the fifteenth Sunday after Trinity: celebrant the Revd Cynthia Finnerty

First reading: 1 Timothy 6. 6–19
Gospel: Luke 16. 19–31

Both of today's readings focus on our duty to use wealth constructively. The Gospel story of the rich man and Lazarus is not a condemnation of prosperity in itself, but of selfishness: the key point of the painting above by Barent Fabritius is not only the contrast of wealth between to two but also the indifference and hostility with which the poor man is treated.

The story of Lazarus uses the heightened extremes characteristic of Jesus's parables. The rich man is unimaginably wealthy; Lazarus as deprived as it's possible for a human being to be. Jesus's message, however, is not just for the ultra-rich, or for those we see as better off than ourselves; the call to be responsible and generous with our material blessings extends to us all.

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