As I write this, Wall Street is taking a beating on the news that the House did not pass the $700 billion bail out. Ask me about what I'm about to write if the stock market crashes and we enter a Greater Depression, but right now I'm wondering if this might not be a good thing for America. What if we had to learn that choices have consequences, and even unintended consequences? What if we had to learn that sometimes your choice's consequences affect not only you, but people you don't even know and certainly didn't consider when you made your choice? What if we had to learn that there is no promise in God's Word anywhere that America's economy will always grow by a certain percentage a year, if at all? What if we had to learn that buying more and bigger never really satisfies? What if we had to learn that our consumption is not only conspicuous, but also concupiscent? What if we had to learn that money is a great tool, but a very bad goal? What if we had to learn that God isn't very impressed by our GNP? What if we had to learn that if we have food and clothes, with these we can be content?
Just wondering...
4 comments:
Ok, so you made me look up concu...,you know, but thanks for saying what I'm thinking too. Our Pastor has been reminding us that thanksgiving comes FIRST, so through it all we give thanks. Love to the Schlieps!
My first reaction was "How very unAmerican of you Paul!" but there was a smug little smile on my face.
Truly, I think we,the world, must be stared in the face with the raw reflection of what we are doing to this place before we will ever make any efforts or spend time on our faces repenting... truth loves the light.
yeah, and then there's Solomon with all his concupiscents and they didn't do him any good either.
bada boom
looks like the congress is going to fix it so we won't have to learn anything, I'm so glad those guys are in charge. Excuse me now while put another double mocha latte on my charge card, this is great it's like free stuff.
other paul
Yea, but you and I both know we don't get a bailout for irresponsible credit use. We get foreclosed on. DaSilva Bullet and I are stuck with paying the bill. Oh well. Or as my Yenta used to say, Oy!
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