What is our responsibility to those around us? In Jeremiah, we hear a critique of those who think they are self-sufficient, who are grounded in the material world, who do not have God in their lives. Those individuals have arid, empty lives according to Jeremiah, like a shrub trying to survive in the desert. The Lord calls us to be the person of faith who is not entirely grounded in the material world, who turns to God for truth, wisdom and love.
This observation is reflected by the Gospel story of Lazarus and the rich man, with the rich man thinking that he can ignore the plight of his neighbor. We can think of the works of charity to which the Church calls us during Lent. How are we reaching out to the poor and needy? Who is our neighbor? What is our responsibility to him? Since works of charity and almsgiving are one of the three disciplines to which the Church calls us during Lent, how are we are reaching out to our brothers and sisters in need during this holy season?
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