Look around

The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary today contain advice to avoid being complacent concerning our welfare particularly in a spiritual sense. Amos accepted the mission from God to speak to the powerful in Israel to exhort them to attend to the life of the people in the face of the threats from neighbouring peoples. The consequence became that they were taken in exile by the conquering army. The psalmist proclaims the preference of God for the widow and the orphan. As Luke shows in the Gospel account of Lazarus and the Rich Man, the poor and the people who live the real life have insight and wisdom to share. The wealthy are not aware of the needs they have to develop the spiritual self which delights in all as the indwelling Spirit reveals the world through Divine eyes