Religiosity Turns Out To Be The Best

Some Years Ago There Was A Study To Discover The Most Stressful Occupation. It Turned Out Not To Be The Head Of A Large Business, Football Manager Or Prime Minister, But Rather: Bus Driver.

Which European Leader Today Would Not Relish The Wonder-working Powers Of A Moses? Budget Deficit? Unpopular Cuts? How About Just A Little Miracle, An Overnight Increase In Gold Reserves, A New Oil Field, Or The Next World-changing Communications Technology? Surely That's Not Too Much To Ask.

The Emphasis Has Been On Rights, Not Responsibilities. When It Comes To Piecing Together The Fragments Of Broken Lives, We Have Tended To Place The Entire Burden On The State And Its Agencies.

While Everyone Else Is Thinking About Economics And Politics, Executive Salaries And The Future Of The Euro, Do The Opposite, Even If It's Hard. Invest In The Spirit.

The Hebrew Bible Contains Multiple Provisions To Ensure That No One Would Go Hungry. The Corners Of The Field, Forgotten Sheaves Of Grain, Gleanings That Drop From The Hands Of The Gleaner, And Small Clusters Of Grapes Left On The Vine Were To Be Given To The Poor.