some red, white & blue thoughts

"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of the nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."

-Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931-2005

My hubby and I had long chats in the car this weekend about America. I am not foolish enough to think that the American dream is really a dream for all people in all socioeconomic classes; however, I do think that people fall through the cracks regardless of whether your jersey has a donkey or an elephant on it. Furthermore, in terms of many social needs that are country legitimately is inundated with, I want the church and all of humanity (myself included) to adopt a new responsibility for the homeless and hurting on a personal level, not merely making it a higher government issue. I believe that union workers, social security and many other helpful hands from the government served great purposes and were born out of vision and love when they were introduced. When a child stumbles, falling down, and a mom helps pick them back up, eventually it is in the best interest of the child for them to be set back down to brave walking alone again. I know we are in a mess right now and the government must intercede and help do damage control, but will they be able to loosen that grip when things look more stable? I am not so sure. It doesn’t seem like the reigns were pulled back very well in the past and it only created less responsibility for the American people and more collateral damage in the aftermath. I have more questions and thoughts than real answers.

Praying for our leaders and for all of us.

thoughts?