{"id":7396,"date":"2019-09-24T07:12:24","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T12:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/?p=7396"},"modified":"2019-09-19T11:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-19T16:48:00","slug":"september-29-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/faithlens\/september-29-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"September 29, 2019&#8211;Sharing is Caring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Seth Moland-Kovash, Palatine, IL<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Warm-up Question<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When was a time that you felt left out or out of place?<\/p>\n<p><b>Sharing is Caring<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bullying happens all over the place and it is a common experience in schools. Sometimes a person is bullied and left out for a particular reason and sometimes there is no discernible reason. No matter what the reason, there is no excuse for bullying. But there is often a thing that attracts the attention of those would bully.<\/p>\n<p>In one school near Memphis, Tennessee, a young man was bullied because he repeatedly wore the same clothes to school. Two other classmates saw this happening and decided they could do something about it. They chose to address the fact that he wore the same clothes and gifted him with shoes and clothing from their own closets. You can see a video of the gifts being given in the school hallway <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/high-school-students-gift-clothes-bullied-classmate-video\/story?id=65615342\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Discussion Questions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the situations that can cause someone to be left out or bullied at your school?<\/li>\n<li>What are some ways you can help someone who is being bullied?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think the generosity and the kindness of the act is lessened at all for being filmed and put on social media?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=435657832\">Amos 6:1a, 4-7<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=435657940\">1 Timothy 6:6-19<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?ql=435657999\">Luke 16:19-31 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Text links are to <a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/\">Oremus Bible Browser<\/a>. Oremus Bible Browser is not affiliated with or supported by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can find the calendar of readings for Year C at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elca.org\/Our-Work\/Congregations-and-Synods\/Worship\/Lectionary\/YearC\">Lectionary Readings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For lectionary humor and insight, check the weekly comic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agnusday.org\/\">Agnus Day.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Gospel Reflection<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jesus tells a parable about a rich man (who is not named) and a poor man (named Lazarus). Lazarus spends his days begging at the door of the rich man and getting no help. In death, their situations are reversed and the rich man wants some of what Lazarus has. This idea of a \u201cgreat reversal\u201d is central to what Jesus teaches \u2013 that in God\u2019s kingdom the last will be first and the first will be last; the rich will be poor and the poor will be rich.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Having been told he can\u2019t have what Lazarus has, he at least wants to send a warning to his brothers who are still alive so they will learn from his mistakes and not end up in the same situation. He wants Lazarus to go back because his brothers will surely believe someone who has risen from the dead. He is told \u201cif they don\u2019t listen to Abraham, they won\u2019t even listen if someone comes back from the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is interesting that Jesus tells this anecdote. He tells it before his own death, but we know what is going to happen. We know that Jesus will die and will come back from the dead. And we wonder sometimes whether we listen even to him.<\/p>\n<p><b>Discussion Questions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do you think the rich man didn\u2019t share with Lazarus while they were both alive?<\/li>\n<li>What would it take to make someone like the rich man start to share?<\/li>\n<li>What can you do to help those who have less in your own school or community?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Activity Suggestions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Closing Prayer<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seth Moland-Kovash, Palatine, IL Warm-up Question When was a time that you felt left out or out of place? Sharing is Caring Bullying happens all over the place and it is a common experience in schools. Sometimes a person is bullied and left out for a particular reason and sometimes there is no discernible reason. 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