Increase Our Faith

So amazing that two thousand years later a phrase from scripture can reach out and grab you. This Sunday's gospel reading from Luke 17:5-10 begins with the apostles asking Jesus, "Increase our faith." Certainly, the apostles were as overwhelmed by the task before them as we are today in 2010. So much has happened to shake the foundations of the faithful: Church scandals, government corruption, the great recession, terrorism, wars, global warming - the list is endless. "Increase our faith!" How will this happen? It will happen when we get back to the task at hand. Change the Church and increase our faith - demand an accounting by the hierarchy to the faithful, demand that they be as counter-cultural as was Jesus; demand reinstatement of women as equals within the Church; demand inclusivity, all are welcome at the table of the Lord. Change the government and increase our faith - demand politicians give a full truthful accounting to the people; stop the lobbyists; stop corporate donations to campaign funding; end the wars; end the incivility of the political party agendas; stop demonizing others based on race, creed, gender,political affiliations; demand environmental protection. If today you hear His voice; harden not your hearts! The cost of discipleship is everything. "When you have done all you have been commanded, say, "We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do." Or did we? Increase our faith Lord!

Twitter Hacking

Someone hacked into my Twitter account so I deactivated it - so annoying - why would anyone do that? So much identity theft out there that I am thinking of closing down this blog as well. It has been really unnerving but I guess that is what hackers get off on doing to unsuspecting people. Too bad.