There Are No Partial Believers

I remember reading somewhere that when the assembly line at the Ford Company was beginning, Ford would always put the laziest person on the section that took the most time. Why? He was looking for an expert. You may think that is a contradiction, but Ford knew that if anyone could find the fastest and easiest way to get something done, it would be the slacker. Once that person found the fastest way to do it, Ford would remove that person and put someone who would faithfully fill that gap. I hear from employers about entitled workers that are less reliable, want more money and benefits, but fewer hours. They don’t realize that it was a solid work ethic that brought our country to where it is. There are more people than ever that want the government to take care of them, taking from those that are already working, and giving it to those who don't want to work. We are quickly getting to be a people that want all the benefits, but don’t want to work for it. I think how years ago, people complained that the problem with our country was that prayer wasn’t allowed in school. My recall is that many of those that complained about not being able to pray in school were not praying at home or teaching their children to pray. There was a time that parents were the main source of education, spiritually, scholastically, and especially morally. Now, churches teach spiritual things, schools teach education (and are babysitters), and schools and media try to take over the moral education (or lack thereof). I read something that really rang true for our day - “Most people would not want to live where there are no churches but many people live as though there were no churches.” We know that without churches, the country would spiral downward very quickly and the form of government that would arise would likely have far fewer freedoms and protections. People want the churches around, even though many complain about moral teaching, because churches generally provide a serving, loving, caring people, and moral compass for the nation. If the churches die, so will much of the culture as we know it today. Father, open the hearts of our communities, that they might be receptive to Your word. Lead us as Your ambassadors. Amen