The strange economy of God

“When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it.”

 Frédéric Bastiat, 19^th Century French Economist

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In the economy of human kind

It is pretty simple

If they have it, and you want it, (and have the power to do so)

take it

it really doesn’t matter how you take it

through graft, abuse

oppression, fraud

just take it

It doesn’t matter how many you hurt

How immoral your actions are

How much damage you do

Just take it

In the economy of the world

the one who has the most toys

the one with the most power

the one with the most fame

is the winner

In the economy of greed

Accumulation is the name of the game

But sadly so is poverty

And hunger

And homelessness

So is hopelessness

And despair

We live in a world where injustice and inequity rule

Where plunder is a way of life

And it is systemized.

The entire system is rigged

So that the plunders can plunder

Oh sure, society throws crumbs at poverty

But in the end

There is no Robin Hood

Only Robber Barons

But then there is the economy of God

Where the stranger is welcomed

The hungry are fed

The homeless are house

The naked are clothed

Then there is the divine economy

Where the rich sell all that they have

And give to the poor

Where the mournful are blessed

As well as the meek

Where those who hunger and thirsty for justice

Are honored

Where the honest and authentic are prized,

And the poor too

Where Jubilee (look it up)

Is a reality

And equity is a way of life

Then there is the Sacred way

Where the first are last

And the last first

And the measure of success is generosity

And compassion

And kindness

We can no longer afford the economy of the world

The price is too high

The time is too short

We need the divine economy

Now

Before another child dies of hunger

Before another dies for lack of medical care

Before another family is thrust into poverty

Before another person is left homeless

Now is the time

Now