garden

Sunday December 15^th, Isaiah 35: The desert and the parched lands will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.  Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.  All the lands of the earth will become as the garden of creation, filled with lush fruits, fragrant blossoms and towering orchards.  All people will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.  This sounds like the Garden of Eden all over again, but then again, isn’t that an indication of what God wants for us anyway?  We can never get there on our own, but we can get a lot closer to that God intended reality than where we are currently living.  Think of spending priorities for our nation alone. Cut food stamps, cut unemployment, cut day care, cut social security and now the call to cut Medicaid, while at the same time, increase spending military, border security and surveillance. It is an image of a steady sift from the Advent cry of the angels to fear not, to the insecure and helpless cry of “Fear” and send me more money while you are at it.  Imagine what would happen if just one nation decided to shift half of military spending to helping in this world?  Imagine what would happen if the majority of the nations decided to follow suit?  Imagine!! And you may be able to get just a glimpse of what God intends for humanity, and how far we have to go to get there.  To do nothing, is to side with fear.