Life's Not Fair

...but God is good. The Rev. Dr. Robert Schuler of Crystal Cathedral says that. And it's a powerful message when life seems unfair.

Sometimes a news story catches my attention and it dwells in my mind until I write down some response. Now I can't find the story, so much so that I question the efficacy of my memory.

The gist of the story amounts to a high percentage of people unhappy with Obama's proposed homeowners' mortgage rescue plan, proclaiming vociferously: That's not fair!

Well, no it isn't. But lots of life isn't fair right now. Jobs are being lost by the thousands. Homes are being lost due to the mortgage mess. Businesses are failing. Families who have worked conscientiously, paid their bills promptly, and never dreamed of homelessness are now clogging private and public social service agencies, seeking shelter and food and medicines.

The number of respondents to this 'fairness' poll question was something like 62-65%. Since I can't lay my hands on the article, let's be conservative and say 'over 60%' of respondents feel the proposed mortgage bailout isn't fair. Now I wonder what percentage of these respondents claim to be Christian. And what would the Christian response be? Of the Christian/lifes-not-fair contigent, how many are going to social service agencies offering to help a nouveau homeless person or family get their life back on track? How many are figuring ways to help a friend or co-worker carry through this tough time? How many are kicking in a little money to hold someone else's household together until the mortgage industry decides how it wants to solve this crisis? How many are being part of the solution, so government doesn't have to rescue people?

Many want to scream, "Socialism!" Many want government to let the economy fail rather than pour money and regulations into resuscitating it. Many feel that bailouts and administering them can't be done fairly, so they shouldn't be done at all.

Unless those of us complaining about the unfairness of it all are prepared to give people a hand up, we need to be supporting solutions that may work--not whining about fairness or lack thereof.

Just a suggestion...!