Poor Lazarus

We are all faced with a poor Lazarus at our door at sometime or another.  Which ones are "legit" and which are not?...always a question...  Some make it their "business" to beg, others usually suffer as long as they can endure, and only when there is no other recourse, ask for help.  These we don't mind helping to get on their feet.  We pray that we may not become so self-absorbed, as was Dives in today's Gospel, that we are blind to the needs of others, and ask for the grace to deal with the fear, threat, of being exploited by the "pro's"  the con-men. God, help us to be as merciful and as compassionate as you.
Bro. Rene