{"id":4501,"date":"2026-03-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/?p=4501"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:05:58","slug":"generosity-of-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/2026\/03\/05\/generosity-of-heart\/uncategorized\/4501\/","title":{"rendered":"Generosity of heart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/austin-ban-IS6RwpuEJpY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/austin-ban-IS6RwpuEJpY-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/austin-ban-IS6RwpuEJpY-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/austin-ban-IS6RwpuEJpY-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/austin-ban-IS6RwpuEJpY-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/austin-ban-IS6RwpuEJpY-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/austin-ban-IS6RwpuEJpY-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/austin-ban-IS6RwpuEJpY-unsplash-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Austin Ban on unsplash.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We live with the expectation and hope that the blessings we receive are always positive. We expect them to bring us all we need to live well. Today\u2019s gospel challenges that idea. <br><br>We hear the story of a rich man who can indulge every whim and every desire without a thought for the cost. It might seem that he is the very epitome of the blessing. Lazarus on the other hand appears to us to be cursed rather than blessed. He is so poor that he is reduced to begging, and is ignored and reviled by all. <br><br>As the story unfolds this is questioned. The rich man\u2019s wealth doesn\u2019t open his heart, it hardens it. He\u2019s perfectly comfortable ignoring Lazarus begging at his gate. When they die the tables are turned, Lazarus is held and cherished <em>\u201cin the bosom of Abraham\u201d<\/em> while the rich man is tormented in Hades <br><br>His agony awakens him to the truth and he begs that Lazarus return to earth to warn his family to change their ways. Abraham tells him that even if someone were to return from the dead, they would not believe him:<br><br><em>\u201cIf they will not listen either to Moses or to the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should rise from the dead.\u201d<\/em><br><br>The blessing of gospel living is that we already know the call of the risen Christ. His call is to let go of all that would harden our hearts. He calls us to allow our hearts to become as generous and open as his. <br><br>What are you being called to let go of to grow in generosity of heart this Lent?<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live with the expectation and hope that the blessings we receive are always positive. We expect them to bring us all we need to live well. Today\u2019s gospel challenges that idea. We hear the story of a rich man who can indulge every whim and every desire without a thought for the cost. 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