Economics

These days money drives everything, or appears to. Perhaps it has always been so and we only see it more clearly, or cynically. Money is power.

Wouldn't it be nice if just one institution, the one not supposed to be bound by earthly values, could give a lead in a different direction?

We have to be realistic, without forgetting to be idealistic, for we cannot be powerless, which would be untrue to the Gospel. But we should be reluctant to descend into the pragmatic. If there isn't enough in the bucket, we should seek to fill it, not to drink less. Then we can give our resources away to those who need them most.

Pray for those who deal daily with these issues and those who make decisions.