Mr. Colbert is dead on...

Yeah, the title isn't my personal feeling, but the title of a piece that, though intended to be a satirical look at political speak during Christmas, it turned out to be one of the most pointed truths I've heard concerning this nation, but as I took it as well, the church.

Clip can be found here: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/368914/december-16-2010/jesus-is-a-liberal-democrat

Now I understand that Steven Colbert's biblical arguments are slightly out of context, but he still hits the nail on the head. We are called to help the poor and down trodden. Yes, some are out there on the streets by choice. I understand that. However I have not seen a verse that says that I should make distinctions and help only those that I deem deserving.

So what to do? This isn't even something that should only happen at Christmas time, but this is something that we need to take to heart! Especially for those of us who just went through "The Hole in Our Gospel" in Symbio! We need to remember the poor, which is exactly what the elders told Paul to do, the very thing that he was eager to do (Gal 2:10)

The church in America has largely failed at this. Why? To quote Mr. Colbert, "If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, then we either need pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowlege that he commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it."

I'm done with this attitude. I'm done with slactivism. I'm done trying to simply feel ok. It's time to get to work. I have some ideas. I want to implement them. Feel free to join me. How are you going to respond?