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Lectionary Reflection
Year C, Proper 21
Standard (Episcopal) Lectionary
Revised Common Lectionary
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Luke 16:19-31
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He
said, “Then, father, I beg you to send him to my
father’s house — for I have five brothers —
that he may warn them, so that they will not also come
into this place of torment.” Abraham replied, “They
have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.”
He said, “No, father Abraham; but if someone goes
to them from the dead, they will repent.” He said
to him, “If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets,
neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from
the dead.” (vs 27-31)’
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Reflection on Luke 16:
27-31
by the
Rev Dcn Helen Hanten
We have long had prophets to tell us what the long term consequences
of our overuse and abuse of the resources of Planet Earth will
be. A group headed by Lester Brown of Earth Watch did computer
modeling of the "state of the earth" from the late seventies,
and found that, even using all possible variations of factors
such as food production, use of energy, habitat destruction
and air and water pollution, no way could earth continue to
sustain the growing population of humans more than a few more
generations. Each year there has been an update on each factor
and on the total projection.
"But," says the rich man, "if someone goes to them from the
dead, they will listen to them."
Will they? Would we? Like looking at the dead canary from the
coal mine as an indicator organism? Do we listen to the messages
of the endangered species? Do we look at evidence of extinct
species? Do they speak to us from the dead? Do we slow down
long enough to ask if this is in accord to God's plan?
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[Standard (Episcopal) and Revised Common Lectionary]
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Helen
Hanten was a deacon and a member of St. Andrew's by the
Lake Episcopal Church, Duluth, MN, when she originally wrote
this reflection in 2001. Helen and we welcome your comments.
Please address your comments or additional reflections to Helen
Hanten or any MEESC
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