Jesus said to his followers, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

This story illustrates God’s response to the needs of the poor. Sick, crippled, and impoverished, Lazarus received compassion from God.

If we were left to ourselves with the task of taking the gospel to the world, we would probably begin planning innovative strategies and plotting elaborate schemes.

You look around and notice that no one else realizes the treasure is here, so you cover it up quickly and walk away, pretending you haven’t seen anything.