Faith and a Recession

This is a tough time for so many people. Jobs are scarce. Money is scarce. Affordable homes are scarce. Affordable healthcare is scarce.

What's worse, morality is scarce.

Ponzi schemes and lack of financial regulation in the face of greedy corporate interests have brought our economy down to its knees. Crime is up. Political scandals are in the news almost daily. We live in fear of domestic and foreign terror. In short, our society is failing us because so many of the principal players have lost touch with morality.

Luckily, the Lord is still there, still hearing us. Still loving us. In spite of all our failures as a society, He is still there, the Father, judging us on our own merits as individuals. He is still listening to the things we pray for, and the things we give thanks for. His hand is still outstretched, waiting to welcome us. He is holding true to His covenant.

The question then is; Are we holding to to that covenant as well? Do we give him the praise and thanks we should? Do we remember to keep the Lord in our hearts and our minds? Do we love Him as we should? I firmly believe that if we reach out our hands when we are stumbling in the darkness, faltering and fumbling in fear, that we will find that His hand is there, that is has always been there, and we will be lifted up by His love.

Pray with me. Pray that whatever ails you will be lifted as a veil is lifted. Pray that those you love will be lifted.

Give thanks with me. Thank the Lord for watching over you, even when your back was turned in anger or your head lowered in despair. Thank Him for remembering you, even if you had forgotten Him.

By doing these things, and by living your life as you feel He would want you to, you will find that the best is yet to come, that joy is around the corner, that nothing is beyond your reach.