Pastor Vicky Lee revisits the rich man and Lazarus with vivid humor and a challenging question about what we notice. Watch the video to explore her reading of the person waiting just outside the gate.
Who Is Outside the Rich Man’s Gate?
One man eats lavishly every day; Lazarus lies outside his gate, hungry and covered in sores. In her retelling of Luke 16, she brings that contrast into familiar language, from designer clothing to extravagant meals. The distance between the table and the gate becomes a question worth sitting with: how can someone be so close and still go unattended? Watch for how she draws attention to the rich man’s response to the suffering within his sight.
What Does It Mean to Be Tone Deaf?
When the rich man points to his role as a job creator, she turns the conversation toward the heart. What happens when someone’s account of their own accomplishments leaves another person’s need out of view? Her description of the rich man as tone deaf gives that tension a memorable focus. Watch to hear why she connects this failure to notice with separation from what matters, and how she brings the question from the parable into everyday life.
