November 6, 2005

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Theme introduction:

The Gulf was recently hit by one of the most devastating hurricanes in U.S. history. The victims were predominantly from what Jonathan Alter, in Newsweek, called "the Other America," economically depressed communities of low income African-Americans. And this time no one could blame the poor this time for their plight, which is often the practice of those who are economically secure. The illusion that most citizens of New Orleans could just get in their SUVs, head out of town, and stay in a nice hotel was shattered like glass in the harsh winds of economic truth. The hurricane exposed the gulf that exists between the haves and the have-nots.

What does our faith say to the widening gulf between the rich and the poor? Jesus' parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) is a pointed story about the gulf between the rich and the poor that serves as a theme for this year's Peace Sunday.

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