It is indifference that makes for the chasm between the rich and poor, an invisible wall demarcating the socio-economic structures of society. Such a chasm appears to be transferable in the afterlife but with complete reversal of conditions and fortunes: Lazarus finds himself up there, and the rich man down below.Talking of structural karma! Abraham said to the rich man: "... Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing ..."
A terrifying image indeed if that chasm of indifference is not addressed while bridging possibilities still exist in time, in the here and now.
Fr. Venerando Yator, SVD
THE WORD
in other words
Bible Diary 2007
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