For example there appears to be a gap between Jesus' comments concerning God taking care of folks as he takes care of the birds and flowers and reality.
But who wouldn't believe or at least want to believe? Hundreds of people leaving hotels, motels and houses totaling millions of dollars, traveling in vehicles that as a group costs hundreds of thousands of dollars wearing clothes that as a group costs thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars entering a building that cost a couple of million dollars sitting on pews costing over $40, 000, leaving to eat meals costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars being told Jesus said not to worry that he will take care of them, who wouldn't believe?. In addition being told Jesus will make some wealthy because he knows they will use the money wisely, again, who wouldn't believe (each praying me, me, me, I can do it)?
Before they left this morning when each of those people took a five-minute shower they used more water than a typical person in a developing country slum uses in a whole day. On top of that a child dies every 20 seconds due to water related diseases. Then we have those millions of people who experience food insecurity meaning they eat one meal a day or less or are concerned about where they can obtain food. We can't forget those thousands of Christians in Malawi a few years ago who starved to death. Homelessness is non-issue. Jesus did not have a house why would he give us one?
Either Jesus was not talking to us today, or the translators got it wrong. Am I the only one who wonders why Jesus takes care of the birds and flowers and lets children die?
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