Meditation on the 26th Sunday after Pentecost. The parable of the rich man Cover Image

Meditație la Duminica a XXVI-a după Rusalii. Pilda bogatului căruia i-a rodit țarina
Meditation on the 26th Sunday after Pentecost. The parable of the rich man

Author(s): Ioan Stoica
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Arhiepiscopia Bucureștilor
Keywords: wealth; temptation; providence; perfection; almsgiving;

Summary/Abstract: Starting from the evangelical pericope of Luke 12, 16-21, in the following lines there are some reflections on the traps into which all those who make the gathering of their riches a purpose of life can fall. Wealth management that is at odds with Christian morality leads not only to ignoring one's neighbor but also to one's own spiritual life. If the root of this passion is greed, its antidote is love, manifested through almsgiving, the true way to the salvation of the soul. In a world where we are scattered, full of worries, forgetting the last hour, only an awake conscience will constantly urge the Christian to gather his truly perennial things — the deeds of mercy — that transcend the material world, multiplying the treasure of the heart. our from heaven.Keywords: wealth, temptation, providence, perfection

  • Issue Year: 79/2020
  • Issue No: 10-12
  • Page Range: 115-119
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian