The story of the rich man, often called Dives, and Lazarus is a heartrending tale of suffering on the part of the poor man and indifference on the part of the rich one. If that was all the story was about it would be dreadful enough but it also shows us the horrors of society when it is divided into classes. We see this clearly in the attitude of the rich man.

While the rich man is comfortably situated in his luxurious home there is a beggar outside his gates who is starving to death. He is a miserable wretch and the rich man could not have missed seeing him. Even today where we go from our homes directly into our garages, get in our cars, and drive away from our homes we would see if someone was lying at the end of our driveway. There is no reason to suspect that this man had darkened gl…