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  27  And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, to send him (Lazarus) to my father's house—  28  for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’  29  But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’  30  And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’  31  He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’” Luke 16: 27-31 ESV This is a parable; parables are often described as “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning” I have no problem believing this story from our Lord is based on historical reality.  Jesus uses a person’s name here. Lazarus- meaning God is my help. Two men from the opposite end of the financial and social spectrum have died. One is in a place of safety and rest and peace, the other is in an entirely different zip code . *A certain beggar named Lazarus, full of

17   Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.   18  Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. Romans 12: 17-18 Have you ever been Ghosted? I'm not writing about an eerie encounter with something other worldly, though if you ever have been Ghosted you will have your world rocked for sure! " Ghosting " is when someone you're dating ends ( Though it is not reserved just for dating relationships ) the relationship by cutting off all communication, without any explanation. … There are many psychological reasons why someone ghosts, but at its core,  ghosting   is avoidance and often stems from fear of conflict. As stated, it's not reserved to just dating relationships, I have experienced people I thought would be in my life forever, fade from my life like a sunset. Burning bright and beautiful for a short time, before the relationship goes dark I n a recent PsychCentral online article, I read: G