We need a financial buffer/cushion so that we are not on edge all of the time, anxiety ridden over how to pay the bills each month–and how to manage that is out of reach for a large percentage of the world’s population. Jesus could talk about the love of money being the root of all evil, but he doesn’t say a word about the lack of money being evil itself. I would like to hear Jesus’ take on how to arrange for enough money to make life livable. I know the government could do a much better job helping make ends meet for everyone in the country except for those in charge of things who are against “handouts” and “entitlement programs” (When reducing taxes on the wealthy is not seen to be just another “entitlement program”). I don’t know how we can be so far apart in our ability to see need and do what we can to lessen it, but it troubles me greatly. Particularly when we are spending millions of dollars on war and a pittance on help for the poor. How far we are from a world where things work like they ought to!
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