The Gospel for this Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity/Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost from is from Luke 16:19-31. It contains Jesus' parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus. We could note several themes, but the emphasis is on spiritual and moral attitudes and actions, and the relationship of such attitudes and actions to one's eternal destiny. The Hebrew Law and Prophets, as well as the natural law engraved in human hearts, teach us about God's expectations. All generally sane people are spiritually and morally accountable. This awareness should bring repentance and turn us to Christ's Gospel. Called, guided, and assisted by divine grace, each of us must respond and make choices about our relationships with God and our neighbors. Through grace, we respond by honoring and loving God, and caring for the human beings in our lives. Those responses determine our condition in this world and status in the world to come.
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