Lent 14; Luke 16: 9 - 31

The rich man and Lazarus

It is not enough to be part of the system;

It never was.

It is not enough to see the rich food at the table

If we cannot see the poor man at the gate.

It is not enough to say we think it’s true;

Even the demons do that.

It is not enough to sling forth good intentions

If our soft hands never do.

It is not enough to bow in holy silence

If we do not heed our brothers’ cries.

It is not enough to whisper the right sentiments

If we never cry out for justice.

It is not enough to say the proper creeds

If our lives do not make the proper responses.

It is not enough to seek to know God more

If we ignore what we already know.

It is not enough to acknowledge His kingdom and glory

While intent on building our own.

It is not enough … no, nothing is enough.

Yet He (Thank God!) is more than everything.