we hope

Thursday December 27^th, Luke 1: 52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. In doing so, both the rulers and the humble are helped to see they are brothers and sisters with one another in the kingdom of God. That information may not be welcomed by all however.  In this world, where the gap between rich and poor, power and powerlessness grows greater and greater with each passing year, and the continuation of the trickle-down economics which only rewards those at the very top at the expense of the other 98%, God has a different plan. As business after business gets bought out or plowed under by larger corporations, we hope in the promise that the proud will indeed be scattered. As the Wal-Mart’s of the world wipe out the family businesses in town after town, we hope in the promise that the proud will indeed be scattered. As the powerful try to shut down healthcare reform for all and promote the expansion of the military industrial complex in order to line the pockets of the businesses that support and maintain their power, while our children are dying to maintain that power, while their children wallow in its riches, while eighteen first graders are gunned down in Sandy Hook and multiple shootings take place each day so the gun industry and lobby can have the semblance of power and mental health healthcare is cut so the rich can get richer, we hope in the promise that the proud will indeed be scattered and the rulers brought down from their thrones. But most of all we hope that someday, we will all live as the children of God, brothers and sisters with one another, each doing our part to make this world better for the other.