Nob 23rd, 2021: The Real Pandemic?
As people slowly get back to work, we begin to hear about threats of labor unrest. Many unions start talking about going on strike. We hardly have enough time to take a breath. Various public sectors want to have their collective agreements renegotiated. They want their governments to increase funding for their work. Before we go any further, let us have a look at this picture.
Governments don't make money. Whenever we ask for more money from our governments, we steal from each other's pockets literally.
Governments also need to get their priorities straight and don't just give in to special interest groups. The ones who yell the loudest should not always get the attention. Governments should listen to a more comprehensive range of voices and opinions when setting up their priorities.
Life is getting to be more expensive very quickly for many people. It is not healthy for some of us to demand more when many others struggle to make their ends meet. We should not take advantage of the pandemic to further our gains.
What is the true emergency that we have to encounter? The pandemic reveals to us that our systems are not working because of the lack of moral foundations. We end up with the absence of trust towards the authority. It takes a health crisis to unveil our real problems. It is more than just an economic problem. It is a spiritual malaise that our governments have tried to avoid.
Mark 7:20-23:
“What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
