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mom and dad say that rich people
aren't happy. They say that only poor
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and good people can go to heaven.
main job in life is to They say that the love ofmoney is the
make Iife here O'n root ofall evil."
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minister, quelling the brewing
more like heaven.
argument. "Let me finish the reading."
Putting down his guitar, he
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finished reading, saying, "For to
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and he will have an abundance. Bur
from the onewhohasnot, evenwhat hehaswill betaken away."
The fire crackled in the silence. No one talked. Both the older minister
and the youth minister were quiet.
"Does that mean the rich will get richer and the poor poorer?" asked a
young girl.
The youth minister and the older minister sat without speaking.
"That wouldn't be fair;' said the young girl. "God should give to those
who don't have anything. God should be generous to the poor."
"Yeah, that's not fair;' said another person. "To saythat 'to everyone who
has, more will be given, and from those who have little, even what little they
have will be taken away.' That sounds terrible."
"Does this mean people who are lazy are evil?" asked a quiet voice from
a face I could not see in the darkness. "Is that why what little they have is
taken away?"
The conversation around the campfire went on until the fire went out.
Putting water on the coals, the youth minister said, "Time for bed. Youcan
all find your own answers to the parable. Some ofyou will continue to think
that money is not important, some ofyou will think that rich people are
evil or that poor people have a better chance to get into heaven. Whatever
answer you come up with will determine the rest ofyour life."
While I may not understand the full meaning of the parable, I did

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