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Lazarus of Bethany is the biblical character in the Gospel of John whom Jesus miraculously raised from the dead at the request of his grief-stricken sisters, Martha and Mary. We know little about Lazarus, other than that he and his sisters are friends of Jesus, whom they entertain at their home. Oh, and also that little sidebar of resurrection. The appearance of a man who had been settled in a tomb only four days earlier naturally causes a little stir in the neighborhood, and comes to the attention of authorities. Alas, it is only legend, not gospel, that muses on Lazarus’ ultimate fate. We have to wonder though – what does such a man do for a second act?!

Lazarus the Beggar is the subject of a parable related by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, commonly referred to as “Lazarus and the Rich Man”, not to be confused with the Lazarus of returning-from-the-dead-fame. It seems this Lazarus takes his post outside the gates of a rich man’s estate, defiling the landscape with his scabrous appearance and begging for food. Mr. Rich takes no notice of him, going about his luxurious life without a care. Comes the day of reckoning – Lazarus lands in the bosom of Abraham, while Rich Man is consigned to hell. Naturally, the latter begs for succor from the suddenly elevated Lazarus, which earns him naught but a lecture about having had it good in the short term. Here’s the sorry part – it doesn’t appear that too many people have listened to that parable over the ages.

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