The Anti-prosperity Gospel

Hello all.

New blog is coming, so don't fret!

But in the mean time, I just had to post a quick comment (which I hope to elaborate further) on the financial mess we're in.

Without speaking too much on economic, political, and social factors, I would like so second these comments from Pope Benedict:

He who builds only on visible and tangible things like success, career and money builds the house of his life on sand....we are now seeing, in the collapse of major banks, that money vanishes, it is nothing. All these things that appear to be real are in fact secondary. Only God's words are a solid reality.

What we do, what we earn, will never save us, and we must be people of sufficient faith, wisdom, and understanding to know what is Rock and what is not. As hard as economic volatility and decline may be on us (and especially on those poorer than us in strictly material terms) we must realize that our culture, from top to bottom, is based largely on the relentless pursuit of wealth and status. The Church, the Body of Christ, must speak the truth boldly and consistently--with deeds to match. I believe that among my generation's most important tasks is to confront the confront the worldview of decaying confidence and reach out to those despairing in the love of Christ that surpasses all hardship. We cannot promise possessions or comforts, but in the end, these must be counted for little. We can promise things of far greater value: hope, dignity, and love. It may be the Anti-prosperity Gospel, but it is the only News we can truly call Good.