Reversal of Fortunes

Today, as I think about our Sunday gospel of the story of the rich man and Lazarus, I am reminded of how easy it is to take people, gifts, blessings, opportunities and things for granted. The rich man took poor Lazarus for granted. He passed him by every day at the gate to his house. Lazarus became part of the scenery and the rich man was too busy, too preoccupied to notice, to care.
It reminds me of an old saying that says, " Never take someone for granted. Hold every person close to your heart because you might wake up one day to find that you lost a diamond while you were too busy collecting stones.”