A Faith that Works...

The evidence is in but you won't hear about it because the conclusions would call for an admission of error and change and quite frankly there's no money to be made in it.

Christianity is good for you. I'm not talking just about the life to come, but right here, right now, lower your cholesterol kind of good for you.

Think about it for a minute. Following the Christian way of life calls us to an existence of moderation, of care for our body, of purpose beyond the rat race, of community, of peace, of sharing, of family, of living in easy cohabitation with the natural world, almost everything that is counter to our hyper-competitive, consume all you can, sleep with whoever you want, be famous at all costs culture that goes through our lives like a chipper shredder.

Basically every scientific study out there dealing with human wellness affirm what the Scriptures and the Tradition of the Christian faith have been saying all along. And yet our delusions won't
let us see it. We are convinced that if we push just a little farther we'll reach that promised whatever that all of our pushing so far has not revealed. Why is it that no one will stop for a just a second and take a look at the body count? Where is the voice shouting "My God, we're killing ourselves, and our children, and our future, and for what?" A new car? A better office? Our hope of that elusive spectacular orgasm?

Some day the pain will be too much to bear. The body count will be high enough to pierce our daydreams and the sickness will not be be able to be masked by our medicines. And then, maybe, just maybe, we will listen to the still small voice of God in the words of Jesus "Come unto me all you who have heavy labor and I will give you rest."

God make that day soon.